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Where does “abastar” come from?

abastar (Catalan) comes from Catalan bastar, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

abastar (Catalan): to reach; to manage; to supply; provide

Definitions

  1. to reach; to manage; to supply; provide

Ancestry of “abastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbastarto suffice
2Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
3Latinbastāre—
4Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “abastar”

  • abast
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