Words that come from Medieval Latin bastardus

147 words across 34 languages descend from Medieval Latin bastardus — including base, basic, bass, bastard, BASIC, bast, bassist, basswood.

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English (56)

Italian (9)

Scottish Gaelic (9)

Polish (8)

Welsh (6)

Finnish (5)

Dutch (4)

French (4)

Japanese (4)

German (4)

Danish (3)

Portuguese (3)

Irish (2)

Middle French (2)

Chinese (2)

Russian (2)

Old French (2)

Middle English (2)

Middle High German (2)

Old Polish (2)

Indonesian (2)

Korean (2)

Icelandic (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Norman (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Old Norse (1)

American English (1)

Romanian (1)

Swedish (1)

Cornish (1)

Istriot (1)

Malagasy (1)