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Where does “bastare” come from?

bastare (Italian) comes 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...

bastare (Italian): to be enough; to be able; to last; to keep

Definitions

  1. to be enough; to be able; to last; to keep

Ancestry of “bastare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bastare”

  • basta
  • basto
  • basta
  • bastante
  • bastantemente
  • баста
  • basta
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →