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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-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “bàttiri”

  • sbàttiri
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