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Where does “betera” come from?

betera (Old English) comes from Latin batizō.

betera (Old English): better

Definitions

  1. better

Ancestry of “betera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbatizō—

Words derived from “betera”

  • better
  • betterment
  • beater
  • eggbeater
  • bettermost
  • wifebeater
  • betterer
  • drumbeater
  • bettereth
  • bettern't
  • carpetbeater
  • betterest
  • embetterment
  • betterish
  • unbetterable
  • embetter
  • bettership
  • betterfy
  • betterhood
  • wife beater
  • farebeater
  • bettererer
  • beter
  • bettre
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