Where does “bastão” come from?

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

bastão (Portuguese): stick; walking stick; wand

Definitions

stick; walking stick; wand

Ancestry of “bastão”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bastão”

baston

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