Where does “bater” come from?

bater (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese bater, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bater (Galician): to hit; to strike; to hit, to strike, to blow; to...

Definitions

  1. to hit; to strike; to hit, to strike, to blow; to...

Ancestry of “bater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebater—
2Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old Portuguese bater →