Where does “palaeobasin” come from?
palaeobasin (English) comes from English basin, from Middle English basyn, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.
palaeobasin (English): Alternative form of paleobasin
Definitions
- Alternative form of paleobasin
Ancestry of “palaeobasin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | basin | a wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a... |
| 2 | Middle English | basyn | — |
| 3 | Old French | bacin | basin |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | baccinum | wide bowl |
| 5 | Late Latin | bacca | wine jug |