Batavia

Latin

proper noun

Definitions

The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the modern city of Nijmegen.
(New Latin) The Netherlands modern country.

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō (good island).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*Batawjō

Gloss

good island

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Batavia English
Batavian English
Batavi Latin
Batavia Dutch, Flemish
*Batawjō Proto-Germanic
Batavia Indonesian
Betawi Indonesian
orang Indonesian

Batavi