Where does “capobastone” come from?
capobastone (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...
capobastone (Italian): Local 'Ndrangheta boss
Ancestry of “capobastone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | bastone | stick, cane, staff, pole |
| 2 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 4 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |