Where does “bason” come from?

bason (Cornish) comes from Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

bason (Cornish): basin

Definitions

  1. basin

Ancestry of “bason”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbasynA basin large bowl
2Old Frenchbacinbasin
3Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
4Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca
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