Where does “basta” come from?
basta (Cebuano) comes from Spanish basta, from Vulgar Latin bastare, from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
basta (Cebuano): so long as; provided that; used in a refusal to...
Definitions
- so long as; provided that; used in a refusal to...
Ancestry of “basta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | basta | enough, quit it; basting; feminine singular of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bastare | to be enough; to suffice; present active... |
| 3 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 5 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |