Where does “abbattere” come from?

abbattere (Italian) comes 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.

abbattere (Italian): to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to...

Definitions

  1. to throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to...

Ancestry of “abbattere”, step by step

abbattere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin battere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattere—
2Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Late Latin abbatto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinabbatto—
2Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “abbattere”

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