English word origin

Etymology of Baca

Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

name

Valley in ancient Palestine, named for balsam trees, the drought-tolerant vegetation growing the in that parched region.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ (valley of balsam).

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Borrowed-form mentionעֵמֶק הַבָּכָצhe

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