Where does “unbattlemented” come from?
unbattlemented (English) comes from English battlemented, from English battlement, from Old French bataillement, from Old French bastillement, from Old French bastillier, from Old French bastille — fortress.
unbattlemented (English): Without battlements
Definitions
- Without battlements
Ancestry of “unbattlemented”, step by step
unbattlemented traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English battlemented
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | battlemented | Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a... |
| 2 | English | battlement | In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by... |
| 3 | Old French | bataillement | — |
| 4 | Old French | bastillement | battlement; fortification |
| 5 | Old French | bastillier | to fortify, to equip with battlements |
| 6 | Old French | bastille | fortress |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |