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Reconstruction:Latin/basto

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology 1

Possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to carry, bear (weight)”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbasto/

Verb

*bastō (present infinitive *bastāre, perfect active *bastāvī, supine *bastātum); first conjugation[1] (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. be enough or sufficient
  2. suffice
Descendants

Etymology 2

From bastum +‎ -ō, -ōn-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /basˈtone/ (oblique)

Noun

*bastō m (oblique *bastōnem); third declension (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. stick, rod
Descendants

References
  1. Coromines, Joan (1961) “BASTAR”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 89
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