Etymology of the French word entrebattre
the French word
entrebattrederived 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)
using the Old French prefix
entre-Date
The earliest known usage of entrebattre in French dates from the 12th century.
