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

Definitions

  1. Local 'Ndrangheta boss

Ancestry of “capobastone”, 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...
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin basto →