Where does “Bastille” come from?

Bastille (French) comes from Middle French bastille, from Old French baastel, from Occitan bastida, from Occitan bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Bastille (French): Bastille

Definitions

  1. Bastille

Ancestry of “Bastille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbastille—
2Old Frenchbaastel—
3Occitanbastida—
4Occitanbastirto build; to construct
5Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
6Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “Bastille”

Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Occitan bastir →