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Where does “combattere” come from?

combattere (Italian) comes from Latin combattō, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

combattere (Italian): to fight; to combat; to agitate or stir

Definitions

  1. to fight; to combat; to agitate or stir

Ancestry of “combattere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincombattō—
2Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
3Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
4Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “combattere”

  • combattentistico
  • pesce combattente
  • combattimento
  • combattente
  • combattentismo
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