Where does “batty boy” come from?
batty boy (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...
batty boy (English): A homosexual man
Ancestry of “batty boy”, 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... |