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battuere
Vulgar Latin · medieval
"to beat, to strike"
to beat, to strike
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bataille
Old French · medieval
"an armed fight"
carried into French for an armed fight between opposing forces
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battle
English · 1200s
"a fight between armed forces"
settled as the English word for a fight between armed forces
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