Where does “batec” come from?

batec (Catalan) comes from Catalan bategar, from Catalan batre, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

batec (Catalan): beat, heartbeat

Definitions

beat, heartbeat

Ancestry of “batec”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Catalan	bategar	to beat, to throb
2	Catalan	batre	to beat
3	Latin	battere	—
4	Latin	battuere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēdʰ-	to bend, fold
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰedʰ-	to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →