Where does “bater” come from?

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

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—
2Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “bater”

Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old Portuguese bater →
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