Where does “batiște” come from?

batiște (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.

batiște (Romanian): yard

Definitions

  1. yard

Ancestry of “batiște”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →