Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “bastione” come from?

bastione (Italian) comes from French bastion, from Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille — fortress.

bastione (Italian): bastion; battlements

Definitions

  1. bastion; battlements

Ancestry of “bastione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbastionbastion; stronghold
2Middle Frenchbastion—
3Old Frenchbastillefortress

Words derived from “bastione”

  • bastion
  • bastión
  • abastionar
  • bastionare
  • bastion
  • bastionner
  • bastió
  • bastion
  • bastion
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