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Where does “sbàttiri” come from?

sbàttiri (Sicilian) 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.

sbàttiri (Sicilian): To beat; To whisk; To whip

Definitions

  1. To beat; To whisk; To whip

Ancestry of “sbàttiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexbattere—
2Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
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