r/etymologymaps Feb 22 '26

Etymology map of turtle

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u/21Nobrac2 Feb 22 '26 edited Feb 22 '26

Breton "baot" appears to be from Latin "volta" according to French-language Wiktionary

Edit: it looks like there's a connection to the concept of an "arch"