Where does “battiti” come from?
battiti (Italian) comes from Italian batti, from Cornish bath, from English Bath, from Middle English baþ, from Old English bæþ, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.
Ancestry of “battiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | batti | second-person singular present of battere;... |
| 2 | Cornish | bath | coin |
| 3 | English | Bath | An English marquisate |
| 4 | Middle English | baþ | Alternative form of bath |
| 5 | Old English | bæþ | bath; baptismal font |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |