Where does “battlemented” come from?
Battlemented derives from Middle English -ed, Old English -od, Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, and Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming adjectives from verbal roots.
battlemented (English): Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a...
Definitions
- Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a...
Ancestry of “battlemented”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | battlement | In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by... |
| 2 | Old French | bataillement | — |
| 3 | Old French | bastillement | battlement; fortification |
| 4 | Old French | bastillier | to fortify, to equip with battlements |
| 5 | Old French | bastille | fortress |