Where does “batacchio” come from?
batacchio (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin battuaculum, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
batacchio (Italian): clapper; knocker; dick, cock, prick
Definitions
- clapper; knocker; dick, cock, prick
Ancestry of “batacchio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | battuaculum | — |
| 2 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |