Etymology of the French word batteur
the French word
batteurderived 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 batteur in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
batteuseCognates
Portuguese
batedor, Provençal
bateyre, Spanish
batidor
