Where does “baqueta” come from?

baqueta (Asturian) comes from Italian bacchetta, from Vulgar Latin baclitta, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

baqueta (Asturian): ramrod

Definitions

  1. ramrod

Ancestry of “baqueta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbacchettarod, stick; drumstick; baton
2Vulgar Latinbaclitta
3Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-Every word from Latin baculumEvery word from Vulgar Latin baclitta
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