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

  1. stick; walking stick; wand

Ancestry of “bastão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebaston—
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 “bastão”

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