Where does “bataillant” come from?

bataillant (French) comes from French batailler, from French bataille, from Middle French bataille, from Old French bataille, from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bataillant (French): present participle of batailler

Definitions

present participle of batailler

Ancestry of “bataillant”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	batailler	to battle
2	French	bataille	battle; war
3	Middle French	bataille	battle
4	Old French	bataille	battle
5	Latin	battālia	—
6	Latin	battuō	to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “bataillant”

battailant

Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Old French bataille →