Etymology

balthazar

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Today it means: A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles. Full definition →

Middle English Balthasar ← Latin Baltassar ← Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ
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  1. Akkadian · derived from𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀
  2. Hebrew · derived fromבֵּלְשַׁאצַּר
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΒαλτάσαρ
  4. Latin · derived fromBaltassar
  5. Middle English · inherited fromBalthasar
  6. English todayBalthazar

From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτάσαρ (Baltásar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒈗𒋀 (Bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.

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