Where does “ad baculum” come from?

ad baculum (English) comes from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

ad baculum (English): By appeal to force

Definitions

  1. By appeal to force

Ancestry of “ad baculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Latin baculum →