Where does “Batavus” come from?
Batavus (Latin) comes from Latin Batavi, from Proto-Germanic Batawjō, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.
Batavus (Latin): Dutch
Ancestry of “Batavus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Batavi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Batawjō | good island |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |