Where does “basztowy” come from?

basztowy (Polish) comes from Polish baszta, from Old Czech bašta, from Italian bastia, from Italian bastire, from Vulgar Latin *bastīre, from Frankish bastijan — to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...

basztowy (Polish): wall tower

Definitions

  1. wall tower

Ancestry of “basztowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbasztatower
2Old Czechbaštabastion
3Italianbastiabastion
4ItalianbastireTo build, construct
5Vulgar Latin*bastīre—
6Frankishbastijanto sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,...
Every word from Frankish bastijan →Every word from Vulgar Latin *bastīre →Every word from Italian bastire →