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Where does “basto” come from?

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

basto (Vulgar Latin): to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...

Definitions

  1. to suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...

Ancestry of “basto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbastāre—
2Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “basto”

  • baton
  • bastinado
  • basta
  • basto
  • baston
  • batoon
  • bastinade
  • batonnet
  • batonlike
  • batonless
  • batonic
  • Baton Rouge
  • desbastar
  • bastante
  • bastantemente
  • bastedad
  • bastar
  • basto
  • abastamiento
  • bastonear
  • bastonada
  • bastón
  • bastonazo
  • abastar
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