Where does “bate” come from?

bate (Spanish) comes from English bat, from French bât, from Old French bast, from Vulgar Latin bastum, from Latin bastāre, from Ancient Greek βαστάζω — to lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

bate (Spanish): bat; reefer, joint

Definitions

  1. bat; reefer, joint

Ancestry of “bate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatAny of the flying mammals of the order...
2Frenchbâtpacksaddle
3Old Frenchbastpacksaddle
4Vulgar LatinbastumA stick
5Latinbastāre—
6Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...

Words derived from “bate”

Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin bastum →