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 — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

battailous (English): Warlike, battle-ready

Definitions

  1. Warlike, battle-ready

Ancestry of “battailous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbataylousPrepared for war; competent at fighting
2Old Frenchbataillos—
3Old Frenchbataillebattle
4Latinbattālia—
5Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Old French bataille →