Where does “batozar” come from?
batozar (Romanian) comes from Romanian batoză, 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.
batozar (Romanian): thresher operator
Definitions
- thresher operator
Ancestry of “batozar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | batoză | thresher |
| 2 | French | batteuse | threshing machine, thresher; drummer |
| 3 | French | battre | to beat; to defeat; to beat up; to fight |
| 4 | Middle French | battre | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 5 | Old French | batre | to beat; to hit; to strike |
| 6 | Latin | battō | to beat att. from 2nd c. CE |
| 7 | Latin | battuō | to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike |