Where does “bastantemente” come from?
bastantemente (Italian) comes from Italian bastante, 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...
bastantemente (Italian): sufficiently
Ancestry of “bastantemente”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bastante | sufficient; present participle of bastare |
| 2 | Italian | bastare | to be enough; to be able; to last; to keep |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bastare | to be enough; to suffice; present active... |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |