Where does “bastião” come from?

bastião (Portuguese) comes from Italian bastione, from French bastion, from Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille — fortress.

bastião (Portuguese): bastion, bulwark

Definitions

  1. bastion, bulwark

Ancestry of “bastião”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastionebastion; battlements
2Frenchbastionbastion; stronghold
3Middle Frenchbastion—
4Old Frenchbastillefortress

Words derived from “bastião”

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