Where does “Kompas” come from?

Kompas (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch compas, from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus, from Italian compassare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “Kompas”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	compas	circle, pair of compasses, compass
2	Old French	compas	—
3	Medieval Latin	compassus	a circle, a circuit; suffered; pitied
4	Italian	compassare	measure with a pair of compasses
5	Latin	com-	allomorph of con-
6	Latin	con-	Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7	Latin	cum	with, along with; at; -fold
8	Old Latin	com	Alternative form of cum
9	Proto-Italic	kom	with, along, at
10	Proto-Indo-European	ḱóm	beside, near, by, with
11	Proto-Indo-European	ḱe	Deictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12	Middle English	kyt	—
13	German	kitt	—
14	Old High German	kuti	—
15	Proto-West Germanic	kwidu	gum, resin
16	Proto-Germanic	kweduz	resin
17	Proto-Indo-European	gʷet-	resin, gum; to say, speak
18	Proto-Indo-European	gū-	to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

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