Etymology of the French word batteuse
the French word
batteusederived from 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 batteuse in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in other languages
Romanian
batoză
