Where does “bașcă” come from?

bașcă (Romanian) 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,...

bașcă (Romanian): fortification

Definitions

  1. fortification

Ancestry of “bașcă”, 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 →
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