Where does “bastonabile” come from?
bastonabile (Italian) comes from Italian bastonare, from Italian bastone, from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
bastonabile (Italian): That can be beaten or deserves to be beaten
Definitions
- That can be beaten or deserves to be beaten
Ancestry of “bastonabile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bastonare | to beat or thrash; to maltreat; to defeat badly |
| 2 | Italian | bastone | stick, cane, staff, pole |
| 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... |