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Where does “bastir” come from?

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

bastir (Old French): to build; to construct

Definitions

  1. to build; to construct

Ancestry of “bastir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
2Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

Words derived from “bastir”

  • baste
  • lambaste
  • baster
  • basting
  • bâtiment
  • bâtir
  • bâtisse
  • bastiment
  • bâtisseur
  • rebâtisseur
  • basting
  • bastir
  • bastidor
  • bastiment
  • bastissement
  • bâti
  • r'bâti
  • bâtithie
  • bastiment
  • bastir
  • bastir
  • batiman
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