Where does “batar” come from?

batar (Dalmatian) comes 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.

batar (Dalmatian): to beat, strike, hit

Definitions

  1. to beat, strike, hit

Ancestry of “batar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattere—
2Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-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 →