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Where does “Basque” come from?

Basque (French) comes from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες.

Basque (French): Basque

Definitions

  1. Basque

Ancestry of “Basque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvascoVascon
2LatinVascones—
3Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνες—

Words derived from “Basque”

  • basc
  • basc
Every word from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες →