Where does “batte” come from?

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

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
3Latinbattōto beat att. from 2nd c. CE
4Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “batte”

Every word from Latin battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old French batre →