Where does “batalhão” come from?
batalhão (Portuguese) comes from French bataillon, from Italian battaglione, from Italian battaglia, from Late Latin battualia, from Latin battuo, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
batalhão (Portuguese): battalion
Definitions
- battalion
Ancestry of “batalhão”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bataillon | battalion |
| 2 | Italian | battaglione | battalion |
| 3 | Italian | battaglia | battle, fight; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Late Latin | battualia | military exercises |
| 5 | Latin | battuo | I beat, hit, pound, beat up; I fight; I bang |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |