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Where does “batte” come from?

batte (Middle English) comes from Old French batte, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō.

batte (Middle English): Alternative form of bat; bat

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bat; bat

Ancestry of “batte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbattepestle
2Old Frenchbatreto beat; to hit; to strike
3Latinbattō—
4Latinbattuō—

Words derived from “batte”

  • bata
Every word from Latin battuō →