Where does “bat” come from?

Bat derives from English abate, from Latin beta, from Ancient Greek βῆτα, with uncertain sense development through the Latin elements ad-, ab, and manus.

bat (English): Any of the flying mammals of the order...

Definitions

Any of the flying mammals of the order...

Ancestry of “bat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	bât	packsaddle
2	Old French	bast	packsaddle
3	Vulgar Latin	bastum	A stick
4	Latin	bastāre	—
5	Ancient Greek	βαστάζω	to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bat”

battered
batter
batting
battering
Batman
batsman
batterer
bateau
batman
batty
brickbat
batlike
batboy
batwing
batshit
Batusi
unbattered
bullbat
nonbattered
batmobile
batsmanship
microbat
batfowling
moonbat

Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →