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Where does “bater” come from?

bater (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese bater, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō.

bater (Portuguese): to beat; to beat up; to hit; to strike; to crash

Definitions

  1. to beat; to beat up; to hit; to strike; to crash

Ancestry of “bater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesebater—
2Latinbattō—
3Latinbattuō—

Words derived from “bater”

  • batida
  • batida
  • batida
  • imbatível
  • batimento
  • bate-papo
  • bati
  • bati
  • bati
Every word from Latin battuō →