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Where does “albati” come from?

albati (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto bati, from Italian battere, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

albati (Esperanto): to strike against, knock against; to slam; to...

Definitions

  1. to strike against, knock against; to slam; to...

Ancestry of “albati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobatito beat, to strike, to hit
2Italianbattereto beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to...
3Latinbattere—
4Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
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