Where does “battue” come from?

battue (English) comes from French battue, from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

battue (English): A form of hunting in which game is forced into...

Definitions

  1. A form of hunting in which game is forced into...

Ancestry of “battue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbattuebattue; the beating of bushes to force out the...
2Latinbattere—
3Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ- →Every word from Latin battuere →