Where does “bastion” come from?

bastion (Dutch) comes from Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille — fortress.

bastion (Dutch): bastion; a projecting part of a rampart

Definitions

  1. bastion; a projecting part of a rampart

Ancestry of “bastion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbastion—
2Old Frenchbastillefortress
Every word from Old French bastille →Every word from Middle French bastion →
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