myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of batteria

Etymology of the Italian word batteria

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)

Dutch batterij, English battery, French batterie, German Batterie, Lithuanian baterija, Norwegian batteri, Polish bateria, Provençal bataria, Russian бaтapeя, Spanish bateria, Swedish batteri