French word bâtiment comes from Old French -ment, Proto-Indo-European *bhas-, and later Proto-Germanic *bastijaną (To bind (with bast), tie; lace up.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ment | Old French (fro) | 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 (ine) | |
| *bastijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To bind (with bast), tie; lace up. |
| *bastijan | Frankish (frk) | To sew, weave, lace. |
| *bastjan | Frankish (frk) | |
| bastio | Latin (lat) | I build, construct. I sew, weave. |
| bastir | Old French (fro) | To build; to construct. |
| bastiment | Old French (fro) | |
| bastissement | Old French (fro) | Building (structure). Construction; act of building. |
| bastiment | Middle French (frm) | Building (structure). |
| bâtiment | French (fr) | (nautical) ship or boat. (nautical, military) warship. Building, edifice. |