Where does “بستوني” come from?
بستوني (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Italian bastoni, from Italian bastonare, from Italian bastone, from Latin bastum, from Vulgar Latin basto, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
بستوني (South Levantine Arabic): spades card suit
Definitions
- spades card suit
Ancestry of “بستوني”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bastoni | plural of bastone; second-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | bastonare | to beat or thrash; to maltreat; to defeat badly |
| 3 | Italian | bastone | stick, cane, staff, pole |
| 4 | Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | basto | to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;... |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |