Word Origins
Words starting with b
| Word | Origins |
|---|---|
| baron |
-noun
Russian baron
euskara (Basque) baroi
French baron
English baron |
| baroness |
-noun
Russian baronessa
euskara(Basque) baronesa
French baronne
English baroness |
| baroque |
-noun
Russian borokko
English baroque |
| baroque |
-adjective
Russian borochniy
Spanish barroco
English baroque |
| barrel |
-noun
Gaelic baraille
Spanish barril
English barrel |
| barricade |
-noun
Russian barrikada
euskara(Basque) barriada
Spanish barricada
French barricade
English barricade |
| barrier |
-noun
Russian barer
Spanish barrera
French barriere
English barrier |
| barrister |
-noun
Russian advokat
French avocat
English advocate |
| base (military) |
-noun
Russian baz
Hebrew basees
French base
English base |
| baseball |
-noun
Russian beisbol
euskara(Basque) beisbol
English baseball |
| bashful |
-adjective
French timide
English timid |
| basic |
-adjective
Spanish basico
French basique
English basic
---
Spanish fundamental
French fondamental
English fundamental |
| basil |
-noun
French basilic
English basil |
| basilica |
-noun
euskara (Basque) basilika
Spanish basilica
English basilica |
| basilisk |
-noun
Spanish basilisco
English basilisk |
| basin |
-noun
Indian Tamil aarru ‘river’
euskara (Basque) arro ‘basin’
---
Russian bassein
French bassin
English basin |
| basis |
-noun
Georgian (Kartuli ena) bazisi
Russian bazis
Spanish base
French base
English basis |
| basket |
-noun
Georgian (Kartuli ena) k’alati
Greek kalathi |
| bass |
-adjective
Russian basoviyo
French de basse
English bass |
| bass |
-noun
Russian bas
French basse plural
English bass |
| bassoon |
-noun
French basson
English bassoon |
| bastard |
-noun
Spanish bastardo
French batard
English bastard |
| bastard |
-adjective
Spanish bastardo
English bastard |
| bastion |
-noun
Russian bastion
Spanish bastion
English bastion |
| bat |
-noun
stick
Russian bita
Gaelic bata
French batte
English bat |
| bat |
-verb intransitive
Russian bit
English bat |
| bath |
Turkish banyo
Spanish banyo
French bain |
| bathrobe |
-noun
Indian Urdu qameez ‘long
upper garment’
Ladino kamizon
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe
Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic)
derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’ |
| bathroom |
-noun
Indian Kannada kakkas ‘latrine’,
’lavatory’
euskara (Basque) kakategi ‘bathroom’ |
| bathshirt |
-noun
Indian Urdu qameez ‘long
upper garment’
Ladino kamiza de
banyo
Ladino is the language of
Sephardic (wandering) Jews in Europe
Sephardic (pronounced as Sefardic)
derives from Indian Hindi/Urdu safari ‘travel’ |
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