Etymology

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Today it means: Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. Full definition →

English combat ← French combat ← Old French combatre
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The story

  1. Vulgar Latincombatto
  2. Old Frenchcombatre
  3. Frenchcombattredeverb.
  4. Frenchcombat
  5. Englishcombat
  6. English todaycombative

From combat + -ive.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.