Where does “bàttiri” come from?

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

Ancestry of “bàttiri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bàttiri”

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