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Where does “combattere” come from?

combattere (Vulgar Latin) comes 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, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

combattere (Vulgar Latin): present active infinitive of *combattō

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of *combattō

Ancestry of “combattere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “combattere”

  • combat
  • combative
  • combativeness
  • noncombat
  • combattant
  • combatively
  • postcombat
  • combater
  • noncombative
  • combativity
  • precombat
  • uncombative
  • combatable
  • combateth
  • noncombatively
  • combatworthy
  • combatest
  • anticombat
  • intercombat
  • combatiente
  • combatir
  • pesce combattente
  • combattere
  • combattimento
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