Where does “bastun” come from?

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

bastun (Maltese): cane, stick, staff

Definitions

  1. cane, stick, staff

Ancestry of “bastun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianbastunistick, staff; baton
2LatinbastumA stick
3Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
4Latinbastāre—
5Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastun”

Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin basto →