Where does “battre” come from?
battre (French) comes from Middle French battre, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō.
battre (French): to beat; to defeat; to beat up; to fight
Definitions
- to beat; to defeat; to beat up; to fight
Ancestry of “battre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | battre | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 2 | Old French | batre | to beat; to hit; to strike |
| 3 | Latin | battō | — |
| 4 | Latin | battuō | — |
Words derived from “battre”