myEtymology.com: English etymology of battalion

Etymology of the English word battalion

the English word battalion

derived from the Old French word bataillon

derived from the Old Italian word battaglione

derived from the Old Italian word battaglia

derived from the French word battalion

derived from the Italian word bataglione

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

The earliest known usage of battalion in English dates from the 16th century.

Dutch bataljon, German Bataillon, Norwegian bataljon, Swedish bataljon

Word found in Modern English