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”

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