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Where does “bastante” come from?

bastante (Italian) comes from Italian bastare, from Vulgar Latin bastare, from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bastante (Italian): sufficient; present participle of bastare

Definitions

  1. sufficient; present participle of bastare

Ancestry of “bastante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastareto be enough; to be able; to last; to keep
2Vulgar Latinbastareto be enough; to suffice; present active...
3LatinbastumA stick
4Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
5Latinbastāre—
6Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastante”

  • bastantemente
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