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Where does “basen” come from?

basen (Polish) comes from French bassin, from Middle French bassin, from Old French bacin, from Vulgar Latin baccinum, from Late Latin bacca — wine jug.

basen (Polish): pool, swimming pool; basin; bedpan

Definitions

  1. pool, swimming pool; basin; bedpan

Ancestry of “basen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbassinpond, ornamental lake, basin; bowl, bedpan; basin
2Middle Frenchbassinbasin
3Old Frenchbacinbasin
4Vulgar Latinbaccinumwide bowl
5Late Latinbaccawine jug
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