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Where does “bastonare” come from?

bastonare (Italian) comes 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...

bastonare (Italian): to beat or thrash; to maltreat; to defeat badly

Definitions

  1. to beat or thrash; to maltreat; to defeat badly

Ancestry of “bastonare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbastonestick, cane, staff, pole
2LatinbastumA stick
3Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
4Latinbastāre—
5Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastonare”

  • bastonato
  • bastonabile
  • portabastoni
  • bastoni
  • bastonatura
  • bastono
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