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Where does “basc” come from?

basc (Occitan) comes from French Basque, from Latin vasco, from Latin Vascones, from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες.

basc (Occitan): Basque

Definitions

  1. Basque

Ancestry of “basc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBasqueBasque
2LatinvascoVascon
3LatinVascones—
4Ancient GreekΟὐάσκωνες—
Every word from Ancient Greek Οὐάσκωνες →