English

intercombat

From inter- + combat.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Latin battuō ‘to beat’

Vulgar Latin *combattere ‘to combat’

Old French combatre ‘to combat’

Middle French combat

Today it means

noun combat

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / intercombat