Where does “battere” come from?

battere (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

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

Words derived from “battere”

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