μπαστόν

Pontic Greek

Alternative forms

  • παστόν (pastón)
  • μπαστόν’ (bastón’)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *basto, from Latin bastum (“stick”), itself from *basto (“I suffice”), possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to lift, carry, bear”). Compare Greek μπαστούνι (bastoúni), Sicilian vastuni.

Noun

μπαστόν (bastón) n

  1. stick
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