Etymology of the English word battement
the English word
battementderived from the French word
battementderived from the French word
battrederived from the Old French word
batrederived from the Latin word
battere (pound, beat, hit)
derived from the Latin word
battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
Date
The earliest known usage of battement in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
