Where does “báisín” come from?

báisín (Irish) comes from Middle English basin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

báisín (Irish): basin

Definitions

  1. basin

Ancestry of “báisín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbasin—
2Old Frenchbacinbasin
3Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
4Late Latinbaccawine jug
Every word from Late Latin bacca →Every word from Vulgar Latin baccinum →Every word from Old French bacin →