Where does “baton” come from?

baton (Haitian Creole) comes 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...

baton (Haitian Creole): stick

Definitions

stick

Ancestry of “baton”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	bâton	stick; baton
2	Latin	bastum	A stick
3	Vulgar Latin	basto	to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
4	Latin	bastāre	—
5	Ancient Greek	βαστάζω	to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin basto →