Etymology of the French word battre
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 battre in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
battage,
battée,
battement,
batterie,
batteur,
battoir,
ébattre,
embattre,
battu,
debatre,
battade,
battant,
battant,
battée,
contrebattre,
entrebattre,
soubattre,
bat,
battable,
battaison,
batte,
débattre,
bacul,
rebattreDerivations in other languages
English
batterCognates
Catalan
batrer, Italian
battere, Occitan
batre, Portuguese
bater, Provençal
batre, Romanian
bate, Spanish
batirUsage
Word found in Old French, Modern French
