Etymology of the French word battu
the French word
battuderived 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 battu in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
battue,
imbattu,
courbatu
