Etymology of the English word bailey
the English word
baileyderived from the Old French word
baillederived from the Latin word
bacula (small berry)
derived from the Latin word
baca (berry, fruit of tree, shrub)
derived from the Latin word
baculum (stick, walking stick, staff)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bak-derived from the Vulgar Latin word
bajulaDate
The earliest known usage of bailey in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
