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
- to fight; to engage in combat
Ancestry of “battre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | batre | to beat; to hit; to strike |
| 2 | Latin | battō | — |
| 3 | Latin | battuō | — |
Words derived from “battre”