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English word bag comes from Latin baca (Berry, fruit. Pearl.), Proto-Germanic *baugaz, Proto-Indo-European *bʰak-

baca (Latin)

Berry, fruit. Pearl.

*baugaz (Proto-Germanic)

A bend; bow. A ring; bracelet. A wreath; crown. Collar. Something bent (round); circle.

*bʰak- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bōg (Old Saxon)

baggi (Old Norse)

baga (Late Latin)

bage (Old French)

bagy (Middle English)

bag (English)

(UK) A unit of measure of cement equal to 94 pounds.. (baseball) First, second, or third base.. (baseball) The cloth-covered pillow used for first, second, and third base.. (derogatory) An ugly woman.. (informal) A handbag. (mathematics) A collection of objects, disregarding order, but (unlike a set) in which elements may be repeated.. (preceded by "the") A breathalyzer, so named because it [...]

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