Where does “compatibiliser” come from?

compatibiliser (English) comes from English compatibilise, from English compatible, from Middle English compatible, from Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.

compatibiliser (English): Alternative spelling of compatibilizer

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of compatibilizer

Ancestry of “compatibiliser”, step by step

compatibiliser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English compatibilise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompatibiliseTo make compatible
2EnglishcompatibleCapable of easy interaction; Able to get along...
3Middle Englishcompatiblecompatible; reconcilable
4Anglo-Normancompatible
5Medieval Latincompatibilisin "compatible beneficium", a benefice which...
6Late Latincompator
7Latincom-allomorph of con-
8Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
9Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
10Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
11Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Ancient Greek κῆτος