Where does “batre” come from?

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

batre (Occitan): to hit; to strike

Definitions

  1. to hit; to strike

Ancestry of “batre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbatre—
2Latinbattere—
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “batre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →