Etymology of the French word batterie
the Old French word
batteriederived 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 batterie in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
coupe-batterieDerivations in other languages
English
battery, English
batterie, Italian
batteria, Portuguese
bateria, Romanian
baterie, Spanish
bateríaCognates
Dutch
batterij, English
battery, German
Batterie, Italian
batteria, Lithuanian
baterija, Norwegian
batteri, Polish
bateria, Provençal
bataria, Russian
бaтapeя, Spanish
bateria, Swedish
batteriUsage
Word found in Old French
