LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

bastō1

*bastō m (oblique *bastōnem)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionstick, rod

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō, -ōn- Latin *bastō From bastum + -ō, -ōn-.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanbastó
  • Italianbastone
  • Frenchbâtonfrom Old French baston
  • Portuguesebastãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese baston
  • Spanishbastón
  • Spanishvástago
  • Bulgarianбастунfrom Italian bastone
  • Turkishbastonfrom Italian bastone
  • Armenianպաստօնfrom Italian bastone
  • Lazბასთონიfrom Italian bastone
Padanian
  • Lombardbaston
  • Piedmontesebaston
verbfirst conjugation
bastō2
*bastō (present infinitive *bastāre, perfect active *bastāvī, supine *bastātum)
Classical[ˈbas.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbas.to]

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionbe enough or sufficient
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionto carry, support

Origins

Possibly borrowed from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to carry, bear (weight)”).

Elsewhere
  • Italianbastare
  • Frenchbasterfrom Italian bastare
  • Frenchbâtfrom Old French baster
  • Catalanbastarfrom Old Occitan bastar
  • Occitanbastarfrom Old Occitan bastar
  • Spanishbastarfrom Old Spanish bastar
  • Asturianbastar
  • Istriotbastà
  • Middle Frenchbasterfrom Old French baster
  • Sicilianabbastari
Old Galician-Portuguese
  • Portuguesebastar
  • Galicianbastar

Quick answers

What does bastō mean in Latin?
bastō, a noun, means “stick, rod”.