Where does “batong” come from?

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

batong (Norwegian Bokmål): a baton, truncheon weapon used by the police

Definitions

  1. a baton, truncheon weapon used by the police

Ancestry of “batong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâtonstick; 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...
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin basto →