Etymology

battlesome

bat·tle·some
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Today it means: Characterised or marked by battling; quarrelsome. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *samaz ← Proto-Indo-European *somHós ← English battle
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  9. Proto-Germanic*samaz
  10. English todaybattlesome

From battle + -some.

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