Where does “basque” come from?

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

basque (English): The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the...

Definitions

  1. The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the...

Ancestry of “basque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBasqueBasque person of either gender
2LatinvascoVascon
3LatinVasconesVascones
4Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνεςVascons

Words derived from “basque”

Every word from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες →Every word from Latin Vascones →Every word from Latin vasco →