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Where does “bastar” come from?

bastar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bastar (Spanish): to be enough; to suffice

Definitions

  1. to be enough; to suffice

Ancestry of “bastar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
2Latinbastāre—
3Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastar”

  • basto
  • desbastar
  • abastar
  • basto
  • bastos
  • bastante
  • abastamiento
  • bastedad
  • bastantemente
  • basto
  • bastos
  • báasdos
  • bastos
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →