Where does “ვაჟბატონი” come from?
ვაჟბატონი (Georgian) comes from Georgian ბატონი, from Russian бато́н, 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...
ვაჟბატონი (Georgian): man, young lord, young man, mister, gentleman ironic
Definitions
- man, young lord, young man, mister, gentleman ironic
Ancestry of “ვაჟბატონი”, step by step
ვაჟბატონი traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Georgian ბატონი
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ბატონი | the master of a feudal manor; gentleman; A kind... |
| 2 | Russian | бато́н | loaf (of bread), bread stick |
| 3 | French | bâton | stick; baton |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |