Etymograph

English

batterie

Batterie comes from French batterie ‘battery’, from battre ‘to hit’, and ultimately from Latin battere.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbattere
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400batre‘to beat’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600battre‘to fight’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to hit’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbatterie‘battery’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEbattere
  2. Old Frenchc. 842–1400batre‘to beat’
  3. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600battre‘to fight’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to hit’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbatterie‘battery’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin battere

abatement, abate, abattoir, 8 more

through Old French batre ‘to beat’

bat, bate, 5 more

Today it means

noun A brilliant display of virtuosity in which the dancer's legs open and close rapidly while in the air, with the illusion of striking together and rebounding.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin battere / batterie

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