Where does “battiscopa” come from?

battiscopa (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.

battiscopa (Italian): skirting, skirting board, baseboard

Definitions

  1. skirting, skirting board, baseboard

Ancestry of “battiscopa”, step by step

battiscopa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian battere

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

via Italian scopa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscopabroom, besom; a Neapolitan card game; briar, tree...
2Latinscōpabranch of a plant
3Proto-Italic*skōpā
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-Every word from Latin battuere