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Where does “battre” come from?

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

battre (Norman): to beat; to fight

Definitions

  1. to beat; to fight

Ancestry of “battre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “battre”

  • batt'tie
Every word from Latin battuō →