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French word bâtiment comes from Old French -ment, Proto-Indo-European *bhas-, and later Proto-Germanic *bastijaną (To bind (with bast), tie; lace up.)
-ment (Old French)
Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment. Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent to the English -wise, -ly.
*bhas- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bastijaną (Proto-Germanic)
To bind (with bast), tie; lace up.
*bastijan (Frankish)
To sew, weave, lace.
*bastjan (Frankish)
bastio (Latin)
I build, construct. I sew, weave.
bastir (Old French)
To build; to construct.
bastiment (Old French)
bastissement (Old French)
Building (structure). Construction; act of building.
bastiment (Middle French)
Building (structure).
bâtiment (French)
(nautical) ship or boat. (nautical, military) warship. Building, edifice.