Where does “bati” come from?

bati (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese bater, from Old Portuguese bater, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bati (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to hit; to beat

Definitions

  1. to hit; to beat

Ancestry of “bati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaterto beat; to beat up; to hit; to strike; to crash
2Old Portuguesebater—
3Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old Portuguese bater →