Etymology

baton

B3A1T1O1N1

Today it means: A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes. Full definition →

French bâton
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The story

  1. French · borrowed frombâton
  2. English todaybaton

From French bâton. Doublet of baston.

Words from the same roots

Frenchbâton all →

Baton Rougebatoon

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