ENGLISH ROOT WORD: batt-, bat- from Latin battalia, batuere, battuere, batre

 

【batt-, bat-】 are word -forming element
usually meaning "beat, strike"
from Latin "battalia, batuere, battuere, batre"

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[WORD ROOT]root batt
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] batt, bate, battalion, batter
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) battalia, batuere, battuere, batre
[MEANING]root beat, strike

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ENTYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 batuere [=battuere] to beat, to strike
• 【Latin】 battuere to beat, to strike
• 【Latin】 batre to beat,
• 【Latin】 battalia [from Latin bauttere] battle

[LIST OF ENGLISH WORD]

abate, batt, battalion, batter, battery, combat, debate, rebate

 

 

 

 

Please see Word information in detail as follows;

abate [verb] from abate < batt
【DEFINITION】 If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
【CONJUGATIONs】 abated abated abating abates
【DERIVATIVEs】 abatement, abater, abate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ad); to, toward ⑵ bate(batt); beat, strike

batt [combining form] from batt
【DEFINITION】 to beat, to strike
【ROOTs】 batt; beat, strike

battalion [noun] from batt
【DEFINITION】 A battalion is a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more companies.
【pl.】 battalions
【ROOTs】 battalion(batt); beat, strike

batter [verb] from batt
【DEFINITION】 If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 strike repeatedly, beat violently and rapidly
【CONJUGATIONs】 battered, battered, battering, batters
【ROOTs】 batter(batt); beat, strike

battery [noun] from batt
【DEFINITION】 Batteries are small devices that provide the power for electrical items such as radios and children's toys.
【pl.】 batteries
【ROOTs】 ⑴ bat(batt); beat, strike ⑵ ery; noun suffix

combat [noun] from combat < batt
【DEFINITION】 Combat is fighting that takes place in a war.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a fight
【pl.】 combats
【DERIVATIVEs】 combatable, combatant, combater, combative, combatter, combat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ com; together, with ⑵ bat(batt); beat, strike

debate [noun] from debate < batt
【DEFINITION】 A debate is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
【PRIMARY MEANING】 a quarrel, dispute, disagreement
【pl.】 debates
【DERIVATIVEs】 debatement, debater, debate
【ROOTs】 ⑴ de; under ⑵ bate(batt); beat

rebate [noun] from rebate < batt
【DEFINITION】 A rebate is an amount of money which is paid to you when you have paid more tax, rent, or rates than you needed to.
【DERIVATIVEs】 rebatable, rebateable, rebater, rebate
【SYNONYM】 discount
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind, back ⑵ bate(batt); beat, strike

 

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

apt-
anni-, ann-, enn-
anim-
academ-
bas- bat-, ba-
art
archaeo-, archeo-, archi-, archae-, arche-
aud-, audi-, audio-
auto
aug-, auct-

[영어어원사전] 어근 apt로 영어단어 공부하기 (라틴어 어원; aptus)

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