Where does “baterio” come from?
baterio (Esperanto) comes from Italian batteria, 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.
baterio (Esperanto): battery
Definitions
- battery
Ancestry of “baterio”, step by step
baterio traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian batteria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | batteria | battery; drums, percussion; heat |
| 2 | Italian | battere | to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to... |
| 3 | Latin | battere | — |
| 4 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
via German Batterie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Batterie | battery |
| 2 | French | batterie | battery; percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie;... |
via English battery
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | battery | A device used to power electric devices,... |