Where does “basting” come from?

basting (English) comes from English baste, from Middle English basten, from Old French basser, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

basting (English): The act by which a food item is basted

Definitions

  1. The act by which a food item is basted

Ancestry of “basting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasteTo sew with long or loose stitches, as for...
2Middle Englishbasten—
3Old Frenchbassermoisten, soak
4Old Frenchbacinbasin
5Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
6Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →