Where does “batshitness” come from?
batshitness (English) comes from English batshit, from English batty, 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...
batshitness (English): The state or condition of being batshit;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being batshit;...
Ancestry of “batshitness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | batshit | fecal matter produced by bats; nonsense,... |
| 2 | English | batty | Mad, crazy, silly; Belonging to, or resembling, a... |
| 3 | English | bat | Any of the flying mammals of the order... |
| 4 | French | bât | packsaddle |
| 5 | Old French | bast | packsaddle |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 7 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |