Etymology of the French word battoir
the French word
battoirderived 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 battoir in French dates from the 13th century.
