French word combattre comes from Latin cum (Although. Because. When With.), Latin battuere, Old French batre (To beat; to hit; to strike.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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cum | Latin (lat) | Although. Because. When With. |
battuere | Latin (lat) | |
batre | Old French (fro) | To beat; to hit; to strike. |
con- | Latin (lat) | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word. |
batto | Latin (lat) | |
com- | Latin (lat) | |
*combatto | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) I combat. |
*combattere | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
combatre | Old French (fro) | To combat; to engage in battle or warfare. |
combatre | Middle French (frm) | To combat (engage in combat). |
combattre | French (fra) | To fight, to combat (against).. To oppose, to struggle. |