Where does “batée” come from?
batée (Norman) comes from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin bastum, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
batée (Norman): packsaddleful
Ancestry of “batée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | bast | packsaddle |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 3 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |