Etymology

babelize

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Today it means: To confuse by mixing or mingling divergent or distinct languages or cultures. Full definition →

English Babel ← Latin Babel ← Biblical Hebrew בָּבֶל (bāḇel)
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim)
  2. Biblical Hebrewבָּבֶל (bāḇel)
  3. LatinBabel
  4. EnglishBabel
  5. English todaybabelize

From Babel + -ize.

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