Where does “bâter” come from?

bâter (French) comes 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.

bâter (French): to put on a packsaddle

Definitions

  1. to put on a packsaddle

Ancestry of “bâter”, step by step

bâter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin battere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattere—
2Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Middle French baster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbasterto put a packsaddle on
2Vulgar Latinbastoto suffice; I am enough or sufficient; I suffice;...
3Latinbastāre—
4Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
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