Where does “bats” come from?

bats (Spanish) comes from Spanish bat, 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...

bats (Spanish): plural of bat

Definitions

  1. plural of bat

Ancestry of “bats”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbatbat; Misspelling of baht
2EnglishbatAny of the flying mammals of the order...
3Frenchbâtpacksaddle
4Old Frenchbastpacksaddle
5Vulgar LatinbastumA stick
6Latinbastāre—
7Ancient Greekβαστάζωto lift, lift up, raise; to bear, carry; to carry...
Every word from Ancient Greek βαστάζω →Every word from Latin bastāre →Every word from Vulgar Latin bastum →