myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of autobatteria

Etymology of the Italian word autobatteria

the Italian word autobatteria

derived from the Italian word auto

derived from the Italian word batteria

derived from the Old French word batterie

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)