Where does “noncombat” come from?

noncombat (English) comes from English combat, from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin combattere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncombat (English): Not involved in, or not designed for, combat

Definitions

  1. Not involved in, or not designed for, combat

Ancestry of “noncombat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcombatA battle, a fight; a struggle for victory; To...
2Old Frenchcombatreto combat; to engage in battle or warfare
3Vulgar Latincombatterepresent active infinitive of *combattō
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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