Where does “baculum” come from?

baculum (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

baculum (Latin): walking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...

Definitions

  1. walking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...

Ancestry of “baculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “baculum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ-
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