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 |
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| 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... |