Where does “bate” come from?

bate (Middle English) comes from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

bate (Middle English): Alternative form of bot; contention

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bot; contention

Ancestry of “bate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
2Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
3Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “bate”

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