Where does “batar” come from?
batar (Ido) comes from Esperanto bati, 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.
batar (Ido): to beat, strike repeatedly, hit
Definitions
- to beat, strike repeatedly, hit
Ancestry of “batar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | bati | to beat, to strike, to hit |
| 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 |