Where does “batshittery” come from?
batshittery (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...
batshittery (English): craziness; wackiness
Definitions
- craziness; wackiness
Ancestry of “batshittery”, step by step
batshittery 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 ery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ery | — |