Where does “Basnett” come from?

Basnett (English) comes from Anglo-Norman bacynet, from Old French bacinet, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

Ancestry of “Basnett”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanbacynet—
2Old Frenchbacinet—
3Old Frenchbacinbasin
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →