Where does “bastion” come from?

bastion (Polish) comes from French bastion, from Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille — fortress.

bastion (Polish): bastion, stronghold

Definitions

  1. bastion, stronghold

Ancestry of “bastion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbastionbastion; stronghold
2Middle Frenchbastion—
3Old Frenchbastillefortress

Words derived from “bastion”

Every word from Old French bastille →Every word from Middle French bastion →Every word from French bastion →
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