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Where does “batonic” come from?

batonic (English) comes from English bâton, 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...

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Ancestry of “batonic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbâtonAlternative form of baton
2Frenchbâtonstick; baton
3LatinbastumA stick
4Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
5Latinbastāre—
6Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
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