myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of batterista

Etymology of the Italian word batterista

the Italian word batterista

derived from the Italian word batteria

derived from the Old French word batterie

derived from the French word battre

derived from the Old French word batre

derived from the Latin word battere (pound, beat, hit)

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)