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Where does “bataille” come from?

bataille (Old French) comes from Latin battālia, from Latin battuō.

bataille (Old French): battle

Definitions

  1. battle

Ancestry of “bataille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbattālia—
2Latinbattuō—

Words derived from “bataille”

  • battle
  • Battle
  • battlefield
  • battling
  • battleship
  • battleground
  • battlefront
  • battlegrounds
  • battlespace
  • Battleford
  • battler
  • battel
  • battledress
  • battlegroup
  • embattlement
  • battleline
  • embattle
  • prebattle
  • nonbattle
  • battlewagon
  • postbattle
  • battleworthy
  • battailous
  • battleplan
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