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Where does “bastide” come from?

bastide (French) comes from Occitan bastida, from Occitan bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

bastide (French): mansion in Provence; new town built in medieval...

Definitions

  1. mansion in Provence; new town built in medieval...

Ancestry of “bastide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanbastida—
2Occitanbastirto build; to construct
3Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
4Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “bastide”

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