Where does “batil” come from?

batil (Ilocano) comes from Spanish batir, 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.

batil (Ilocano): beat; whisk

Definitions

  1. beat; whisk

Ancestry of “batil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbatirto beat, to pound repeatedly; to beat, whisk,...
2Latinbattere
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-Every word from Latin battuere