Where does “battily” come from?
battily (English) comes 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...
battily (English): In a batty manner
Definitions
- In a batty manner
Ancestry of “battily”, step by step
battily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English batty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | batty | Mad, crazy, silly; Belonging to, or resembling, a... |
| 2 | English | bat | Any of the flying mammals of the order... |
| 3 | French | bât | packsaddle |
| 4 | Old French | bast | packsaddle |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 6 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |