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English word battery comes from Proto-Indo-European *bū-, Proto-Indo-European *bhau(t)-, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) batre (To beat; to hit; to strike.)
*bū- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bhau(t)- (Proto-Indo-European)
battuere (Latin)
batto (Latin)
battō (Late Latin)
batto (Late Latin)
battere (Late Latin)
batre (Old French)
To beat; to hit; to strike.
baterie (Old French)
Action of beating.
batterie (Middle French)
Battery (ensemble of artillery).
battery (English)
(baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together. (chess) Two or more major pieces on the same rank, file, or diagonal. (electronics) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of a set of electrically connected electrochemical or electrostatic cells.. (historical, archaic) An elevated platform on which cannon could be placed.. (legal) Act of inflicting unlawful physical violence to [...]