Where does “basiora” come from?
basiora (Polish) comes from Polish basior, from Polish bacior, from Polish baciar, from Hungarian betyár, from Serbo-Croatian bećar, from Turkish bekâr, from French bécarre, from Italian bequadro — before, in front; first; to go through.
Ancestry of “basiora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | basior | he-wolf |
| 2 | Polish | bacior | — |
| 3 | Polish | baciar | scamp, rascal, imp, batiar |
| 4 | Hungarian | betyár | highwayman, outlaw; rogue, scamp, rascal |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | bećar | bachelor; an unmarried man |
| 6 | Turkish | bekâr | bachelor |
| 7 | French | bécarre | natural |
| 8 | Italian | bequadro | The natural symbol |
| 9 | Italian | quadro | square; painting or picture; description or... |
| 10 | Vulgar Latin | quadrellus | — |
| 11 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 12 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 13 | Latin | porticus | colonnade, arcade; portico |
| 14 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |