Etymology of the French word bataille
the Old French word
bataillederived from the Late Latin word
battalia (fighting, fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators)
derived from the Late Latin word
battualia (fighting, fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators)
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 bataille in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
batailler,
batailleur,
batailles,
bataillard,
embataillierDerivations in other languages
English
battle, Spanish
batallaCognates
English
battle, Italian
battaglia, Spanish
batallaUsage
Word found in Old French
