Where does “batila” come from?
batila (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano batil, 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.
Ancestry of “batila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cebuano | batil | to beat; to whip; to whisk |
| 2 | Spanish | batir | to beat, to pound repeatedly; to beat, whisk,... |
| 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 |