Where does “badalhar” come from?
badalhar (Old Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin bataclare, from Latin bataculare, from Latin batare — to yawn, gape; to gape.
Ancestry of “badalhar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bataclare | — |
| 2 | Latin | bataculare | — |
| 3 | Latin | batare | to yawn, gape; to gape |