Where does “baston” come from?

baston (Middle English) comes from Old French baston, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

baston (Middle English): A staff, or baton; a relatively long, narrow, and...

Definitions

A staff, or baton; a relatively long, narrow, and...

Ancestry of “baston”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	baston	stick, truncheon
2	Vulgar Latin	basto	to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
3	Latin	bastāre	—
4	Ancient Greek	βαστάζω	to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “baston”

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