Where does “batoză” come from?
batoză (Romanian) comes from French batteuse, from French battre, from Middle French battre, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.
batoză (Romanian): thresher
Definitions
- thresher
Ancestry of “batoză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | batteuse | threshing machine, thresher; drummer |
| 2 | French | battre | to beat; to defeat; to beat up; to fight |
| 3 | Middle French | battre | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 4 | Old French | batre | to beat; to hit; to strike |
| 5 | Latin | battō | to beat att. from 2nd c. CE |
| 6 | Latin | battuō | to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike |