Where does “Bask” come from?

Bask (Cornish) comes from English basque, from French Basque, from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες — Vascons.

Bask (Cornish): Basque person

Definitions

  1. Basque person

Ancestry of “Bask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasqueThe part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the...
2FrenchBasqueBasque person of either gender
3LatinvascoVascon
4LatinVasconesVascones
5Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνεςVascons
Every word from Ancient Greek ΟὐάσκωνεςEvery word from Latin VasconesEvery word from Latin vasco
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