Middle English word bataille comes from Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Indo-European *bhau(t)-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bū- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*bhau(t)- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
battuo | Latin (lat) | I bang (have sex with). I beat, hit, pound, beat up. I fight. |
battālia | Late Latin (LL) | |
bataille | Old French (fro) | Battle. |
bataille | Middle English (enm) | Battle. |