myEtymology.com: Romanian etymology of bate

Etymology of the Romanian word bate

the Romanian word bate (to beat, to hit)

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)

Catalan batrer, French battre, Italian battere, Occitan batre, Portuguese bater, Provençal batre, Spanish batir