Etymology

battailous

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Today it means: Warlike, battle-ready. Full definition →

Middle English bataylous ← Old French bataillos
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The story

  1. Old French · derived frombataillos
  2. Middle English · inherited frombataylous
  3. English todaybattailous

From Middle English bataylous, from Old French bataillos, from bataille (“battle”); equivalent to battle + -ous.

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