Where does “bastille” come from?
bastille (French) comes from Medieval Latin bastilia, from Latin bastile, from Medieval Latin bastio, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
bastille (French): fortress
Definitions
- fortress
Ancestry of “bastille”, step by step
bastille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin bastilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bastilia | — |
| 2 | Latin | bastile | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | bastio | to build, construct; to weave, sew; to build,... |
| 4 | Frankish | bastijan | to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,... |
via Late Latin bastilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | bastilia | — |