Where does “Batavian” come from?
Batavian comes from English Batavia through Italian -ana and Proto-Germanic Batawjō, ultimately derived from Latin -anus and Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂.
Batavian (English): From Batavia; Jakartan; From the ancient Germanic...
Definitions
- From Batavia; Jakartan; From the ancient Germanic...
Ancestry of “Batavian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ān | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ān | — |
| 3 | Old English | ān | lonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |