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Where does “bastare” come from?

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

bastare (Vulgar Latin): to be enough; to suffice; present active...

Definitions

  1. to be enough; to suffice; present active...

Ancestry of “bastare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbastumA stick
2Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
3Latinbastāre—
4Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastare”

  • basta
  • basta
  • bastare
  • basta
  • basto
  • bastante
  • bastantemente
  • баста
  • basta
  • basta
  • basta
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