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Where does “battre” come from?

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

battre (Middle French): to fight; to engage in combat

Definitions

  1. to fight; to engage in combat

Ancestry of “battre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “battre”

  • battue
  • batterie
  • battement
  • battu
  • batería
  • battimano
  • battu
  • battue
  • batteuse
  • bats
  • batterie
  • battre
  • rebattre
  • battoir
  • battement
  • imbattable
  • battable
  • Lithiumbatterie
  • Trockenbatterie
  • batteriebetrieben
  • Batterie
  • piedbati
  • batota
  • misbato
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