Etymology of the French word combatif
the French word
combatifderived from the Old French word
combattrederived from the Vulgar Latin word
combattereusing the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
battere (pound, beat, hit)
derived from the Latin word
battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
Date
The earliest known usage of combatif in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
combativitéDerivations in other languages
Italian
combattivo, Romanian
combativ
