Etymology of the Latin word battere
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)
Derivations in Latin
combattere,
abbattereDerivations in other languages
French
batre, French
debat, Italian
battere, Occitan
batre, Portuguese
bater, Romanian
bate, Spanish
batirUsage
Word found in Vulgar Latin, Late Latin
