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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word BABOON. Etymology of the word
BABOON.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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BABOON,
a large ape. (F. or Low Lat.) Probably borrowed, in its present
form, from F. babouin. The form bavian in the Two
Noble Kinsmen, is Du. baviaan. Other spellings, babion,
babian, may be modifications of M. E. babewine; Mandeville's Travels,
ed. Halliwell, p. 210; Prompt. Parv. p. 20. The last is from Low
Lat. babewynus. 'In an English inventory of 1295, in Ducange,
we read—"Imago B. V...cum pede quadrato stante super quatuor paruos babewynos;"
and the verb bebuinare signified, in the 13th century, to paint grotesque
figures in MSS.;' Brachet. Remoter origin unknown.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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