Where does “battere” come from?

battere (Late Latin) comes from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

Ancestry of “battere”, step by step

battere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin battuere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

via Latin batto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattoto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
2LatinbattuoI beat, hit, pound, beat up; I fight; I bang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →