Where does “bassinet” come from?

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

bassinet (French): bassinet; Diminutive of bassin, small bowl,...

Definitions

  1. bassinet; Diminutive of bassin, small bowl,...

Ancestry of “bassinet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbassinpond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin
2Middle Frenchbassinbasin
3Old Frenchbacinbasin
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug

Words derived from “bassinet”

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