Where does “batement” come from?
batement (English) comes from English abatement, from Middle English abatement, from Anglo-Norman abatre, from Italian abbattere, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
batement (English): abatement; diminution
Definitions
- abatement; diminution
Ancestry of “batement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abatement | The act of abating, or the state of being abated;... |
| 2 | Middle English | abatement | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | abatre | to abate; to knock over; to knock down; to... |
| 4 | Italian | abbattere | to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to... |
| 5 | Latin | battere | — |
| 6 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |