myEtymology.com: French etymology of batailles

Etymology of the French word batailles

the Old French word batailles

derived from the Old French word bataille

derived 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)

Word found in Old French