Where does “compartmentalisation” come from?
compartmentalisation (English) comes from English compartmentalise, from English compartmental, from English compartment, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Italian compartire, from Latin compartior, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
compartmentalisation (English): Alternative form of compartmentalization
Definitions
- Alternative form of compartmentalization
Ancestry of “compartmentalisation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | compartmentalise | Alternative spelling of compartmentalize |
| 2 | English | compartmental | Of, pertaining to, or constructed from... |
| 3 | English | compartment | A room, or section, or chamber; One of the parts... |
| 4 | Middle French | compartiment | — |
| 5 | Italian | compartimento | district |
| 6 | Italian | compartire | To divide or share |
| 7 | Latin | compartior | I share |
| 8 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 9 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |