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Where does “batteuse” come from?

batteuse (French) comes from French battre, from Middle French battre, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō.

batteuse (French): threshing machine, thresher; drummer

Definitions

  1. threshing machine, thresher; drummer

Ancestry of “batteuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbattreto beat; to defeat; to beat up; to fight
2Middle Frenchbattreto fight; to engage in combat
3Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
4Latinbattō—
5Latinbattuō—
Every word from Latin battuō →