Etymology of the English word basin
the English word
basinderived from the Old French word
basinderived from the Medieval Latin word
ba(s)cinusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
bacca (berry, fruit of tree, shrub)
derived from the Old French word
bacinderived from the Late Latin word
bacchinonderived from the Vulgar Latin word
bacca (berry, fruit of tree, shrub)
Date
The earliest known usage of basin in English dates from the 13th century.
Cognates
Dutch
bassin, French
bassin, German
Bassin, Italian
bacino, Lithuanian
baseinas, Norwegian
basseng, Polish
basen, Provençal
bacin, Russian
бacceйн, Spanish
bacin, Swedish
bassängUsage
Word found in Modern English
