Where does “bâtonnage” come from?
bâtonnage (French) comes from French bâtonner, 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...
bâtonnage (French): clubbing
Ancestry of “bâtonnage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bâtonner | to club |
| 2 | French | bâton | stick; baton |
| 3 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 5 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |