Etymology of the French word ébattre
the French word
ébattrederived 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)
using the French prefix
é-derived from the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsderived from the Latin word
chauderderived from the Latin word
chauxDate
The earliest known usage of ébattre in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
ébattementCognates
Italian
sbattere, Provençal
esbatre
