Where does “batê” come from?

batê (Macanese) comes from Portuguese bater, from Old Portuguese bater, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

batê (Macanese): to beat, hit

Definitions

  1. to beat, hit

Ancestry of “batê”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaterto beat; to beat up; to hit; to strike; to crash
2Old Portuguesebater—
3Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old Portuguese bater →