Where does “unbaste” come from?

unbaste (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.

unbaste (English): To undo the basting of; to remove long or loose stitches from

Definitions

  1. To undo the basting of; to remove long or loose stitches from

Ancestry of “unbaste”, step by step

unbaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English baste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbasteTo sew with long or loose stitches, as for...
2Middle Englishbasten—
3Old Frenchbassermoisten, soak
4Old Frenchbacinbasin
5Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
6Late Latinbaccawine jug

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →