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Where does “battering” come from?

Battering derives from English batter, itself from English bat, which comes from English bate meaning to reduce, ultimately from Latin abatere combining ad- with a root related to Ancient Greek βῆτα.

battering (English): present participle of batter; A heavy beating; A...

Definitions

  1. present participle of batter; A heavy beating; A...

Ancestry of “battering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbatterTo hit or strike violently and repeatedly; To...
2English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
3Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “battering”

  • batteringly
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