Where does “Batavia” come from?

Batavia derives from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, which contains the Proto-Germanic element awjō meaning "island," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ meaning "water."

Batavia (English): The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands)

Definitions

  1. The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands)

Ancestry of “Batavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBataviaThe land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the...
2Proto-GermanicBatawjōgood island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Batavia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →