Where does “baguette” come from?

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

baguette (Dutch): baguette (bread)

Definitions

  1. baguette (bread)

Ancestry of “baguette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaguettestick, rod, any long thin object; baguette,...
2Italianbacchettarod, stick; drumstick; baton
3Vulgar Latinbaclitta—
4Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Latin baculum →Every word from Vulgar Latin baclitta →