Where does “Basta” come from?
Basta (Polish) comes from Polish Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Basta (Polish): enough! that does it!
Definitions
- enough! that does it!
Ancestry of “Basta”, step by step
Basta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish Sebastian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Sebastian | — |
| 2 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 5 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Italian basta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | basta | third-person singular present of bastare;... |
| 2 | Italian | bastare | to be enough; to be able; to last; to keep |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bastare | to be enough; to suffice; present active... |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |