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Where does “ébat” come from?

ébat (French) comes from French ébattre, from Old French esbatre, from Latin ebattuo.

ébat (French): frolic; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. frolic; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “ébat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchébattreto frolic; to frolic away
2Old Frenchesbatreto hit; to strike; to amuse; to bring enjoyment...
3Latinebattuo—
Every word from Latin ebattuo →