Where does “battimento” come from?

battimento (Italian) comes from Italian battere, 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.

battimento (Italian): beating; beat

Definitions

  1. beating; beat

Ancestry of “battimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbattereto beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; 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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →