Where does “batent” come from?

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

batent (Middle English): finished board

Definitions

  1. finished board

Ancestry of “batent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbatentbeating
2Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
3Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike
Every word from Latin battuōEvery word from Latin battōEvery word from Old French batre
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