Where does “batcorder” come from?

batcorder (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...

batcorder (English): A device that detects and records the call of...

Definitions

  1. A device that detects and records the call of...

Ancestry of “batcorder”, step by step

batcorder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatAny of the flying mammals of the order...
2Frenchbâtpacksaddle
3Old Frenchbastpacksaddle
4Vulgar LatinbastumA stick
5Latinbastāre—
6Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

via English recorder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecorderAn apparatus for recording; a device which...
2Middle Englishrecorder—
3Middle Englishrecordto practice
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →