Where does “bastillion” come from?

bastillion (English) comes from French bastillion, from French Bastille, from Middle French bastille, from Old French baastel, from Occitan bastida, from Occitan bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

bastillion (English): A fortress or fortified position

Definitions

  1. A fortress or fortified position

Ancestry of “bastillion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbastillion—
2FrenchBastilleBastille
3Middle Frenchbastille—
4Old Frenchbaastel—
5Occitanbastida—
6Occitanbastirto build; to construct
7Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
8Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Occitan bastir →