Etymology of the English word bassinet
the English word
bassinetderived from the French word
bassinetderived from the French word
bassinderived from the Old French word
bacinderived from the Late Latin word
bacchinonderived from the Vulgar Latin word
bacca (berry, fruit of tree, shrub)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
baccinusderived from the Latin root
*baccusDate
The earliest known usage of bassinet in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
