Where does “batail” come from?

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

batail (Middle English): Alternative form of batayle; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of batayle; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “batail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbataillebattle
2Latinbattālia—
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Old French bataille →