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Where does “hors de combat” come from?

hors de combat (English) comes from French hors de combat — hors de combat.

hors de combat (English): out of action; disabled; no longer able to fight

Definitions

  1. out of action; disabled; no longer able to fight

Ancestry of “hors de combat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhors de combathors de combat
Every word from French hors de combat →