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Where does “bastar” come from?

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

bastar (Portuguese): to suffice; to satisfy

Definitions

  1. to suffice; to satisfy

Ancestry of “bastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
2Latinbastāre—
3Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastar”

  • desbastar
  • bastante
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