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