Where does “bagatela” come from?

bagatela (Spanish) comes from Italian bagatella, from Italian bagattella, from Latin bāca — various small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries).

bagatela (Spanish): bagatelle, trifle

Definitions

  1. bagatelle, trifle

Ancestry of “bagatela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbagatellaAlternative form of bagattella
2Italianbagattellatrifle; bagatelle
3Latinbācavarious small fruit of trees and shrubs: a berry, stone fruit (including olives, cherries)
Every word from Latin bāca →Every word from Italian bagattella →Every word from Italian bagatella →