Where does “bastuni” come from?

bastuni (Sicilian) comes from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bastuni (Sicilian): stick, staff; baton

Definitions

  1. stick, staff; baton

Ancestry of “bastuni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinbastumA stick
2Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
3Latinbastāre—
4Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bastuni”

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