Where does “Dormer's bat” come from?
Dormer's bat (English) comes from English bat, from French bât, from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin bastum, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
Dormer's bat (English): Scotozous dormeri, a species of vesper bat
Definitions
- Scotozous dormeri, a species of vesper bat
Ancestry of “Dormer's bat”, step by step
Dormer's bat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bat | Any of the flying mammals of the order... |
| 2 | French | bât | packsaddle |
| 3 | Old French | bast | packsaddle |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |
via English James Charlemagne [[Dormer]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | James Charlemagne [[Dormer]] | — |