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Reconstruction:Latin/basto

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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

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. be enough or sufficient
  2. to carry, support
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Etymology 2

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From bastum +‎ -ō, -ōn-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /basˈtone/ (oblique)

Noun

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

  1. stick, rod
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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