Precise etymology unknown. Possibly derived from bărbat(“man”). Other theories suggest, due to its original meaning as a servant or working boy, from Vulgar Latin*bailliator or *bailiatus, from *bailliare, from *bailare, from Latinbaiulāre(“carry a burden”), from a derivative of the verb băia (compare îmbăia), possibly related to the aforementioned verb, or from Medieval Latinbailetus, from baietus(“page, serving boy”).[1]