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
batshitness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English batshit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |