Where does “batjocoritor” come from?
batjocoritor (Romanian) comes from Romanian batjocori, 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.
batjocoritor (Romanian): mocking
Definitions
- mocking
Ancestry of “batjocoritor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | batjocori | to make fun of, mock, ridicule |
| 2 | Romanian | batjocură | derision, ridicule, mocking |
| 3 | Romanian | bate | to beat; to defeat; to strike, hit, punch |
| 4 | Latin | battere | — |
| 5 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | to bend, fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |