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English word origin

Etymology of bin

From Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), mod

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin. · To throw away, reject, give up. · To convert continuous data into discrete groups. · To place into a bin for storage.

noun

A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container. · A container for rubbish or waste. · Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc · Any of the fixed-size chunks into which airspace is divided for the purposes of radar.

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From Middle English bynne, from Old English binn (“crib, manger”), from Late Latin benna or a Celtic language, possibly Proto-Brythonic *benn (“cart, carriage”) (whence Middle Welsh benn, Old Breton benn (“caisson”), modern Welsh ben), from Proto-Celtic *bend(n)ā (whence Gaulish benna). Compare German Benne (“wheelbarrow”) and Middle Dutch benne (“basket”), whence modern Dutch ben and as a borrowing, West Frisian bin (both "wicker basket").

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  • Inherited-form mentionbynneenm
  • Inherited-form mentionbinnang · crib, manger
  • Derivation mention*benncel-bry-pro · cart, carriage
  • Cognate mentionbennwlm
  • Cognate mentionbennobt · caisson
  • Cognate mentionbency
  • Derivation mention*bendācel-pro
  • Cognate mentionbennacel-gau
  • Cognate mentionBennede · wheelbarrow
  • Cognate mentionbennedum · basket
  • Cognate mentionbennl
  • Cognate mentionbinfy

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Source etymology 2

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noun

son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן (ben).

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From Arabic بِن (bin, “son”).

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Source etymology 3

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contraction

Contraction of being.

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Contraction of being.

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Source etymology 4

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verb

Alternative form of been.

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Pronunciation spelling of been.

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Source etymology 5

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noun

Clipping of binary.

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Clipping of binary.

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