Where does “baton” come from?

baton (Dutch) comes from French bâton, from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Ancestry of “baton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâtonstick; baton
2LatinbastumA stick
3Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
4Latinbastāre
5Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “baton

Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζωEvery word from Latin bastāreEvery word from Vulgar Latin basto