Where does “battailant” come from?

battailant (English) comes from French bataillant, from French batailler, from French bataille, from Middle French bataille, from Old French bataille, from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

battailant (English): Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike; A...

Definitions

  1. Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike; A...

Ancestry of “battailant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbataillantpresent participle of batailler
2Frenchbataillerto battle
3Frenchbataillebattle; war
4Middle Frenchbataillebattle
5Old Frenchbataillebattle
6Latinbattālia—
7Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Old French bataille →