Where does “Basque” come from?

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

Basque (French): Basque person of either gender

Definitions

  1. Basque person of either gender

Ancestry of “Basque”, step by step

Basque traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vasco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinvascoVascon
2LatinVasconesVascones
3Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνεςVascons

via Occitan basto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbasto—
2Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

via Old French baste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaste—

Words derived from “Basque”

Every word from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες →Every word from Latin Vascones →Every word from Latin vasco →