Where does “zbate” come from?

zbate (Romanian) comes from Latin exbattere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

zbate (Romanian): to struggle

Definitions

  1. to struggle

Ancestry of “zbate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexbatterebeat, hit, shake, agitate
2Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “zbate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →