Where does “bătăiaș” come from?

bătăiaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian bătaie, from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bătăiaș (Romanian): beater

Definitions

  1. beater

Ancestry of “bătăiaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbătaiebeating, punching, hitting, thrashing, spanking;...
2Latinbattālia—
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Romanian bătaie →