Where does “abbattimento” come from?

abbattimento (Italian) comes from Italian abbattere, 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.

abbattimento (Italian): demolition; slaughter; killing

Definitions

  1. demolition; slaughter; killing

Ancestry of “abbattimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianabbattereto throw down; to knock down; to bring down; to...
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- →