Where does “bastardo” come from?

bastardo (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin bastardus, from Proto-Germanic banstuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

bastardo (Italian): bastard

Definitions

  1. bastard

Ancestry of “bastardo”, step by step

bastardo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin bastardus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
2Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Latin bastardus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbastardusbastard of illegitimate descent
2Frankishbāstmarriage

Words derived from “bastardo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic banstuz →Every word from Medieval Latin bastardus →