Where does “bataille” come from?

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

bataille (French): battle; war

Definitions

  1. battle; war

Ancestry of “bataille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbataillebattle
2Old Frenchbataillebattle
3Latinbattālia—
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “bataille”

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