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Where does “bast” come from?

bast (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin bastum, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bast (Old French): packsaddle

Definitions

  1. packsaddle

Ancestry of “bast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar LatinbastumA stick
2Latinbastāre—
3Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bast”

  • bât
  • débâter
  • batée
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