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Where does “bastone” come from?

bastone (Italian) comes from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bastone (Italian): stick, cane, staff, pole

Definitions

  1. stick, cane, staff, pole

Ancestry of “bastone”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bastone”

  • bastinade
  • capobastone
  • bastoncello
  • bastoncellare
  • bastonato
  • portabastoni
  • bastoni
  • bastonata
  • bastono
  • bastonabile
  • bastonare
  • bastonatura
  • bastonnade
  • bâtonnade
  • bastonnade
  • μπαστούνι
  • baston
  • bastonnade
  • باستون
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →