Where does “baguette” come from?
baguette (Swedish) comes from French baguette, from Italian bacchetta, from Vulgar Latin baclitta, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.
baguette (Swedish): baguette
Ancestry of “baguette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | baguette | stick, rod, any long thin object; baguette,... |
| 2 | Italian | bacchetta | rod, stick; drumstick; baton |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | baclitta | — |
| 4 | Latin | baculum | walking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | baḱ- | club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg |