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Where does “battailous” come from?

battailous (English) comes from Middle English bataylous, from Old French bataillos, from Old French bataille, from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō.

battailous (English): Warlike, battle-ready

Definitions

  1. Warlike, battle-ready

Ancestry of “battailous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbataylous—
2Old Frenchbataillos—
3Old Frenchbataillebattle
4Latinbattālia—
5Latinbattuō—
Every word from Latin battuō →