Words that come from Medieval Latin “bastardus”

51 words across 18 languages descend from Medieval Latin bastardus — including bastard, bastardization, bastardize, bastardly, batard, bastardise, bastarding, bastardness.

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English (21)

French (4)

Middle French (3)

Dutch (3)

Irish (2)

German (2)

Old French (2)

Portuguese (2)

Middle English (2)

Middle High German (2)

Icelandic (1)

Danish (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Russian (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Norman (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Old Norse (1)