There is an old French word, same spelling, that referred to a 'stick, walking stick. staff or club' . This, in turn was adopted from Latin as 'bastum' meaning a 'stout staff' which in turn became known as a staff carried as a symbol of office.
"Baton" is a word with several different usages - I will restrict my answer to it's use in music, as in "The conductor led the orchestra with his baton". To musicians everywhere, it's synonym in everyday talk is "the stick", which is also the English translation of the French word "baton".
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The word "origin" is derived from the French word "origin" and the Latin word "originem," both of which mean, beginning, descent, birth, and rise.
Baton Rouge is the capital city in Louisiana. The French word rouge translates to red in English. The French word baton translates to stick in English.
This word is the name of a Business Establishment in Baton Rouge, LA.
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Baton Rouge is the capital city in Louisiana. The French word rouge translates to red in English. The French word baton translates to stick in English.
A baton, typically made of light metal or aluminum. =================================== In a relay race, a runner passes a 'baton' to the next runner. The word 'baton' in French means 'stick.'