Where does “bastante” come from?

bastante (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Bastar, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bastante (Portuguese): enough; sufficiently; rather; fairly; quite;...

Definitions

  1. enough; sufficiently; rather; fairly; quite;...

Ancestry of “bastante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBastarto suffice
2Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
3Latinbastāre—
4Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin basto →