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Where does “battue” come from?

battue (French) comes from Latin battere, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.

battue (French): battue; the beating of bushes to force out the...

Definitions

  1. battue; the beating of bushes to force out the...

Ancestry of “battue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattere—
2Latinbattuerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig

Words derived from “battue”

  • battue
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