Where does “kombatar” come from?

kombatar (Ido) comes from Ido kombato, from French combat, from French combattre, from Middle French combatre, from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin combattere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

kombatar (Ido): to fight, to combat

Definitions

to fight, to combat

Ancestry of “kombatar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ido	kombato	fight, combat
2	French	combat	combat; battle; military combat; third-person...
3	French	combattre	to fight, to combat; to oppose, to struggle
4	Middle French	combatre	to combat
5	Old French	combatre	to combat; to engage in battle or warfare
6	Vulgar Latin	combattere	present active infinitive of *combattō
7	Latin	com-	allomorph of con-
8	Latin	con-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
10	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
11	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
12	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
13	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14	Middle English	kyt	—
15	German	kitt	—
16	Old High German	kuti	—
17	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
18	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
19	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak

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