Where does “Bașta” come from?
Bașta (Romanian) comes from Italian basta, from Italian bastare, from Vulgar Latin bastare, from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
Bașta (Romanian): enough
Definitions
- enough
Ancestry of “Bașta”, step by step
Bașta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian basta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | basta | third-person singular present of bastare;... |
| 2 | Italian | bastare | to be enough; to be able; to last; to keep |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | bastare | to be enough; to suffice; present active... |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |