abattis

noun

a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy

Roots

ada- · Latin · to, down at battuerebatt- · Latin · to beat, strike down is-is · French · result of an action (noun suffix)

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The word abattis breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and French origin: a-, from Latin ad (“to, down at”); batt, from Latin battuere (“to beat, strike down”); and -is, from French is (“result of an action (noun suffix)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.