Etymology

batoon

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Today it means: A baton. Full definition →

French bâton ← Latin bastum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frombastum“stick”
  2. French · derived frombâton
  3. English todaybatoon

From French bâton, from Latin bastum (“stick”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchbâton all →

batonBaton Rouge

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