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Where does “bataillous” come from?

bataillous (Middle English) comes from Old French bataillos, from Old French bataille, from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō.

bataillous (Middle English): Prepared for war; competent at fighting;...

Definitions

  1. Prepared for war; competent at fighting;...

Ancestry of “bataillous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbataillos—
2Old Frenchbataillebattle
3Latinbattālia—
4Latinbattuō—

Words derived from “bataillous”

  • battailous
Every word from Latin battuō →