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Where does “bastum” come from?

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

bastum (Latin): A stick

Definitions

  1. A stick

Ancestry of “bastum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bastum”

  • baton
  • bastinado
  • basta
  • basto
  • baston
  • batoon
  • bastinade
  • batonnet
  • batonlike
  • batonless
  • batonic
  • Baton Rouge
  • bastonada
  • desbastar
  • bastón
  • abastamiento
  • bastante
  • bastantemente
  • bastonear
  • bastedad
  • basto
  • abastar
  • bastar
  • bastonazo
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