Where does “basta” come from?
basta (Spanish) comes 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...
basta (Spanish): enough, quit it; basting; feminine singular of...
Definitions
- enough, quit it; basting; feminine singular of...
Ancestry of “basta”, step by step
basta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin bastare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bastare | to be enough; to suffice; present active... |
| 2 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 4 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |
via Frankish bastijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | bastijan | to sew, weave; to weave, plait, sew; to plait,... |