combat 词源(Etymology) - 趣词词源[英文版]

combat [combat 词源字典]: combat: [16] Combat means literally ‘fight with’. It comes via French combattre from late Latin combattere, a compound verb formed from Latin com- ‘with’ and *battere, an assumed variant of Latin battuere ‘fight, beat’ (ultimate source of English abate, battle, and debate).
=> abate, battle, debate[combat etymology, combat origin, 英语词源]
combat (v.): 1560s, from Middle French combat (16c.), from Old French combattre (12c.), from Late Latin combattere, from Latin com- "with" (each other) (see com-) + battuere "to beat, fight" (see batter (v.)). Related: Combated; combating; combatted; combatting.
combat (n.): 1560s, from Middle French combat (16c.), from combattre (see combat (v.)).