Etymology of the English word bayadere
the English word
bayaderederived from the French word
bayadèrederived from the Portuguese word
bailadeiraderived from the Portuguese word
bailadeiroderived from the Portuguese word
bailadoderived from the Portuguese word
bailarderived from the Latin word
ballare (dance)
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-using the Portuguese suffix
-eiroderived from the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the French word
bayaderederived from the Portuguese word
bailadeiraderived from the Portuguese word
bailadeiroderived from the Portuguese word
bailadoderived from the Portuguese word
bailarderived from the Latin word
ballare (dance)
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-using the Portuguese suffix
-eiroderived from the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the Portuguese word
bailladeiraderived from the Portuguese word
bailarderived from the Latin word
ballare (dance)
derived from the Greek word
ballein, βάλλω (to throw)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷelə-Date
The earliest known usage of bayadere in English dates from the 18th century.
Cognates
Dutch
bajadère, French
bayadère, German
Bajadere, Swedish
bajadärUsage
Word found in Modern English