myEtymology.com: English etymology of batterer

Etymology of the English word batterer

the English word batterer

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word batter

derived from the French word battre

derived from the Old French word batre

derived 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)

derived from the Old French word batre

derived 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)