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Etymology note: the abbreviation B.A.A.S. corresponds to the Dutch word "baas", from which "boss" was loaned with the same meaning. Baas is, according to etymol
by gpvos 8y ago
Etymology note: the abbreviation B.A.A.S. corresponds to the Dutch word "baas", from which "boss" was loaned with the same meaning. Baas is, according to etymologist Nicoline van der Sijs, the most successful Dutch export word[0] (mostly via English). See http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=341464 http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=341464 .
[0] Possibly excepting "apartheid".
- aerovistae 8y agoI think "boss" is a little more common than "apartheid."
- gpvos 8y agoDepends on your metric. I don't have the numbers at hand, but apartheid may have been borrowed into more languages.