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
Batavian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ān | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ān | a, an indefinite article |
| 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 |
via English Batavia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Batavia | The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands) |
| 2 | Latin | Batavia | The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Batawjō | good island |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |