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English word origin

Etymology of Bath

From Middle English Bathe, from Old English Baþan, from the dative case of bæþ.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A city in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, England, famous for its baths fed by a hot spring. · A village in the Netherlands. · A village in New Brunswick, Canada. · A former settlement in Placer County, California.

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From Middle English Bathe, from Old English Baþan, from the dative case of bæþ.

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  • Inherited-form mentionBatheenm
  • Inherited-form mentionBaþanang

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Source etymology 2

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name

Uncommon form of Baath.

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Nonstandard transliteration of Arabic بَعْث (baʕṯ, “resurrection”).

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