Where does “batjocori” come from?
batjocori (Romanian) comes from Romanian batjocură, 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.
batjocori (Romanian): to make fun of, mock, ridicule
Definitions
- to make fun of, mock, ridicule
Ancestry of “batjocori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | batjocură | derision, ridicule, mocking |
| 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 |