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Where does “combatre” come from?

combatre (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin combattere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

combatre (Old French): to combat; to engage in battle or warfare

Definitions

  1. to combat; to engage in battle or warfare

Ancestry of “combatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincombatterepresent active infinitive of *combattō
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “combatre”

  • combat
  • combative
  • combativeness
  • noncombat
  • combattant
  • combatively
  • postcombat
  • combater
  • noncombative
  • combativity
  • precombat
  • uncombative
  • combatable
  • combateth
  • noncombatively
  • combatworthy
  • combatest
  • anticombat
  • intercombat
  • combattant
  • combattre
  • combat
  • kombatala
  • kombato
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