Where does “batel” come from?
batel (Old French) comes from English bat, from French bât, 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...
batel (Old French): boat
Definitions
- boat
Ancestry of “batel”, step by step
batel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English bat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bat | Any of the flying mammals of the order... |
| 2 | French | bât | packsaddle |
| 3 | Old French | bast | packsaddle |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | bastum | A stick |
| 5 | Latin | bastāre | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βαστάζω | to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry... |
via Anglo-Norman bat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | bat | boat |
| 2 | Old English | bāt | that which can be bitten, food, bait; boat, ship,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bait | boat, ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baitaz | boat, ship |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |
via Old French ang:bat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ang:bat | — |