bat- root words — words with the bat- root

The root bat- comes from Latin battuere, meaning to beat, fight. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including abatable, abater, abatjour, abator, abattis, abature, noncombat, undebatable, undebatably. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bat- root

Explore words with bat- — words containing the bat- root and sharing its sense of "to beat, fight". Examples include abatable, abater, abatjour, abator, abattis, abature, noncombat, undebatable, undebatably. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bat- mean?

The bat- root means to beat, fight, from Latin battuere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.