Where does “basin” come from?

basin (French) comes from Old French bombasin, from Medieval Latin bombyx, from Ancient Greek πάμβαξ — cotton.

basin (French): bombasine

Definitions

  1. bombasine

Ancestry of “basin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbombasin—
2Medieval Latinbombyxsilkworm
3Ancient Greekπάμβαξcotton

Words derived from “basin”

Every word from Ancient Greek πάμβαξ →Every word from Medieval Latin bombyx →Every word from Old French bombasin →
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