Where does “bassin” come from?

bassin (Dutch) comes from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

bassin (Dutch): basin, reservoir, bowl

Definitions

  1. basin, reservoir, bowl

Ancestry of “bassin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbassinbasin
2Old Frenchbacinbasin
3Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
4Late Latinbaccawine jug

Words derived from “bassin”

Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →