Where does “bâtic” come from?
bâtic (Romanian) comes from Romanian bat, from Romanian bate, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
bâtic (Romanian): headscarf, kerchief
Definitions
- headscarf, kerchief
Ancestry of “bâtic”, step by step
bâtic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian bat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | bat | first-person singular present indicative of bate;... |
| 2 | Romanian | bate | to beat; to defeat; to strike, hit, punch |
| 3 | Latin | battere | — |
| 4 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |