Where does “batil” come from?

batil (Cebuano) comes from Spanish batir, 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.

batil (Cebuano): to beat; to whip; to whisk

Definitions

  1. to beat; to whip; to whisk

Ancestry of “batil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbatirto beat, to pound repeatedly; to beat, whisk,...
2Latinbattere—
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “batil”

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