bâton

French

noun
Definitions
  • stick
  • (heraldiccharge) baton (as a charge)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French baston (truncheon, stick) inherited from Latin *bastō, bastum (stick) derived from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (lift, carry, support, bear).

Origin

Ancient Greek

βαστάζω

Gloss

lift, carry, support, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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