Where does “batt'tie” come from?

batt'tie (Norman) comes from Norman battre, from Old French batre, from Latin battō, from Latin battuō — to beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike.

batt'tie (Norman): gerund of battre; beating; battery

Definitions

  1. gerund of battre; beating; battery

Ancestry of “batt'tie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanbattreto beat; to fight
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 battuō →Every word from Latin battō →Every word from Old French batre →