Etymology of the English word battue
the English word
battuederived from the French word
battuederived from the French word
battuderived 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 battue in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
