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Where does “batir” come from?

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

batir (Spanish): to beat, to pound repeatedly; to beat, whisk,...

Definitions

  1. to beat, to pound repeatedly; to beat, whisk,...

Ancestry of “batir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “batir”

  • batida
  • abatir
  • abatible
  • rebatible
  • rebatir
  • abatimiento
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