Where does “batuta” come from?
batuta (Hiligaynon) comes from Spanish batuta, from Italian battuta, 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.
batuta (Hiligaynon): baton; rule, sway
Definitions
- baton; rule, sway
Ancestry of “batuta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | batuta | baton; rule, sway |
| 2 | Italian | battuta | witty remark, joke; hit, blow; mark left by a hit... |
| 3 | Italian | battere | to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to... |
| 4 | Latin | battere | — |
| 5 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |