Where does “бак” come from?
бак (Russian) comes from Dutch bakboord, from Dutch bak, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
бак (Russian): forecastle; container, receptacle; tank
Definitions
- forecastle; container, receptacle; tank
Ancestry of “бак”, step by step
бак traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bakboord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bakboord | port |
| 2 | Dutch | bak | a container, such as a box, a crate, a tray or a... |
| 3 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 4 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 7 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 8 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 9 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 10 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 12 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 13 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Russian бакенба́рда
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | бакенба́рда | sideburn |
| 2 | German | Backenbart | sideburns |
| 3 | German | bârt | beard |
| 4 | Middle High German | bart | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bart | beard |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bard | beard |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |