Where does “bastón” come from?
bastón (Spanish) 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...
bastón (Spanish): walking stick, staff, cane; baton; riband
Definitions
- walking stick, staff, cane; baton; riband
Ancestry of “bastón”, step by step
bastón traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French bâton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bâton | stick; baton |
| 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... |
via Latin battuere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
via Old Portuguese baston
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | baston | — |