Where does “bate-papo” come from?

bate-papo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese bater, from Old Portuguese bater, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bate-papo (Portuguese): conversation; chat

Definitions

  1. conversation; chat

Ancestry of “bate-papo”, step by step

bate-papo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese bater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebaterto beat; to beat up; to hit; to strike; to crash
2Old Portuguesebater—
3Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

via Portuguese papo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepapocrop; stomach; goitre
2Portuguesepaparto eat
3Old Portuguesepapar—
4LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old Portuguese bater →