Where does “bataylous” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. Prepared for war; competent at fighting

Ancestry of “bataylous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbataillos—
2Old Frenchbataillebattle
3Latinbattālia—
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “bataylous”

Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battālia →Every word from Old French bataille →