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Where does “bastoncello” come from?

bastoncello (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...

bastoncello (Italian): rod cell; small stick or rod; sub

Definitions

  1. rod cell; small stick or rod; sub

Ancestry of “bastoncello”, 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 “bastoncello”

  • bastoncellare
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