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Where does “bayo” come from?

bayo (Spanish) comes from Spanish baya, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

bayo (Spanish): bay

Definitions

  1. bay

Ancestry of “bayo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbayaberry
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow

Words derived from “bayo”

  • bayo
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