Where does “batiscuro” come from?
batiscuro (Istriot) comes from Istriot bati, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.
batiscuro (Istriot): traditional ceremony after mass on Good Friday, where churchgoers invoked the Passion of Christ by beating the pews with a wooden object
Definitions
- traditional ceremony after mass on Good Friday, where churchgoers invoked the Passion of Christ by beating the pews with a wooden object
Ancestry of “batiscuro”, step by step
batiscuro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Istriot bati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istriot | bati | to beat, to strike |
| 2 | Latin | battō | to beat att. from 2nd c. CE |
| 3 | Latin | battuō | to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike |
via Istriot scuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istriot | scuro | — |