Where does “bastion” come from?

bastion (Romanian) comes from French bastion, from Middle French bastion, from Old French bastille — fortress.

bastion (Romanian): stronghold

Definitions

  1. stronghold

Ancestry of “bastion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbastionbastion; stronghold
2Middle Frenchbastion—
3Old Frenchbastillefortress
Every word from Old French bastille →Every word from Middle French bastion →Every word from French bastion →
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