Where does “bassinage” come from?

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

bassinage (French): light watering; softening of dough by sprinkling...

Definitions

  1. light watering; softening of dough by sprinkling...

Ancestry of “bassinage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbassinerto bathe with a warm liquid; to drizzle; to bore
2Frenchbassinpond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin
3Middle Frenchbassinbasin
4Old Frenchbacinbasin
5Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
6Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin baccaEvery word from Vulgar Latin baccinumEvery word from Old French bacin
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