Where does “baqueta” come from?

baqueta (Portuguese) comes from Italian bacchetta, from Vulgar Latin baclitta, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

baqueta (Portuguese): drumstick stick to play drums

Definitions

  1. drumstick stick to play drums

Ancestry of “baqueta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbacchettarod, stick; drumstick; baton
2Vulgar Latinbaclitta—
3Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- →Every word from Latin baculum →Every word from Vulgar Latin baclitta →