The story
- Vulgar Latincombatto
- Old Frenchcombatre
- Frenchcombattredeverb.
- Frenchcombat
- English todaycombat
16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).
Words from the same roots
Latincom- all →
compoundcomplaincompasscorrespondcommenceconsanguinitycomperecommensurablecompotatorcondescendence
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.