Where does “baguette” come from?

baguette (French) comes from Italian bacchetta, from Vulgar Latin baclitta, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

baguette (French): stick, rod, any long thin object; baguette,...

Definitions

  1. stick, rod, any long thin object; baguette,...

Ancestry of “baguette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbacchettarod, stick; drumstick; baton
2Vulgar Latinbaclitta—
3Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “baguette”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Latin baculum →Every word from Vulgar Latin baclitta →