Where does “bataylynge” come from?

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

bataylynge (Middle English): warring, conflict

Definitions

  1. warring, conflict

Ancestry of “bataylynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbatayleAn extended fight, war or armed contest; battling...
2Old Frenchbataillebattle
3Latinbattālia—
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
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