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
Ancestry of “battily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |