myEtymology.com: French etymology of soubattre

Etymology of the French word soubattre

the French word soubattre

derived from the French word battre

derived from the Old French word batre

derived 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)

derived from the Old French word sous