Where does “battipanni” come from?
battipanni (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.
battipanni (Italian): carpet beater
Definitions
- carpet beater
Ancestry of “battipanni”, step by step
battipanni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian battere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | battere | to beat, patrol, batter, strike or hit; to... |
| 2 | Latin | battere | — |
| 3 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |
via Italian panni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | panni | plural of panno; clothes, laundry, washing |