battle

*bū- (Proto-Indo-European)

*bhau(t)- (Proto-Indo-European)

battuo (Latin)

I bang (have sex with). I beat, hit, pound, beat up. I fight.

battālia (Late Latin)

bataille (Old French)

Battle.

batel (Middle English)

battle (English)

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight. (transitive) To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with. (now, _, rare) A division of an army; a battalion.. (obsolete) The main body, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; battalia.. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.. A struggle; a contest.