Where does “bata” come from?

bata (Irish) comes from Middle English batte, from Old French batte, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bata (Irish): stick; baton; gust

Definitions

  1. stick; baton; gust

Ancestry of “bata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbatteAlternative form of bat; bat
2Old Frenchbattepestle
3Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
4Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
5Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old French batre →