Where does “bassin” come from?

bassin (French) comes from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

bassin (French): pond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin

Definitions

  1. pond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin

Ancestry of “bassin”, step by step

bassin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French bassin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbassinbasin
2Old Frenchbacinbasin
3Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
4Late Latinbaccawine jug

via Medieval Latin baccinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbaccinus—

Words derived from “bassin”

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