English
baud
Baud comes from French baud.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbaud
- Englishearliest quotation 1985same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentbaud
- Englishearliest quotation 1985same form
Earliest quotation: 1985, Stephanie Poggi, Queer Hackers: “To reach the Backroom Bulletin Board, call (718) 849-6699…”
The story
Named for French inventor Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot (1845-1903).
Every English word from French baud
Today it means
noun A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French baud / baud