Where does “bastille” come from?

bastille (Middle French) comes from Old French baastel, from Occitan bastida, from Occitan bastir, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Ancestry of “bastille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaastel—
2Occitanbastida—
3Occitanbastirto build; to construct
4Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
5Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “bastille”

Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Occitan bastir →