Where does “bat” come from?

bat (Romanian) comes 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.

bat (Romanian): first-person singular present indicative of bate;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of bate;...

Ancestry of “bat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbateto beat; to defeat; to strike, hit, punch
2Latinbattere—
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “bat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →