Where does “batmaker” come from?

batmaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

batmaker (English): A maker of small leather shoes for children; A...

Definitions

  1. A maker of small leather shoes for children; A...

Ancestry of “batmaker”, step by step

batmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂Every word from Latin Macula