Where does “bataille” come from?

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

bataille (Middle English): Alternative form of batayle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of batayle

Ancestry of “bataille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbatayleAn extended fight, war or armed contest; battling...
2Old Frenchbataillebattle
3Latinbattālia—
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Old French bataille →
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