Etymograph

English

battu

Battu comes from French battre ‘beat’, from Middle French battre ‘to fight’, 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‘beat’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbattupast participle of battre
  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‘beat’
  5. French, derivedc. 1600–presentbattupast participle of battre
  6. Englishtodaysame form

first attested From French battu, past participle of battre (“beat”); first attested in 1947 (as stated in the etymology)

The story

From French battu, past participle of battre (‘beat’); first attested in 1947.

Linked words

through Latin battere

abatement, batten, abattoir, 6 more

through Old French batre ‘to beat’

battery, bat, batter, abate, bate, 2 more

Today it means

adj Performed with a striking together of the legs.

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

Etymograph / Latin battere / battu

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