myEtymology.com: Portuguese etymology of bater

Etymology of the Portuguese word bater

the Portuguese word bater

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)

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

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

Catalan batrer, French battre, Italian battere, Occitan batre, Provençal batre, Romanian bate, Spanish batir