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Where does “basto” come from?

basto (English) comes from Spanish bastó, from Spanish bastar, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

basto (English): The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber

Definitions

  1. The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber

Ancestry of “basto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbastó
2Spanishbastarto be enough; to suffice
3Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
4Latinbastāre—
5Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
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