Where does “battere” come from?

battere (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.

battere (Italian): to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to...

Definitions

to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to...

Ancestry of “battere”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	battere	—
2	Latin	battuere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰēdʰ-	to bend, fold
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰedʰ-	to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “battere”

battuta
bati
battuto
imbattersi
battibile
batteria
sbattere
battimento
controbattere
battibaleno
batticuore
battitura
battibecco
battimano
battipanni
battiscopa
batticarne
battitoia
ribattere
Battipaglia
battiloro
batta
battersela
battito

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →