Where does “baton” come from?

baton (Romanian) 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...

baton (Romanian): bar, stick

Definitions

  1. bar, stick

Ancestry of “baton”, 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 →