Where does “compile” come from?

Compile comes from Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, ultimately from Latin com- meaning "together" combined with a root meaning "to put or bring together."

compile (English): To put together; to assemble; to make by...

Definitions

  1. To put together; to assemble; to make by...

Ancestry of “compile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcompilen—
2Old Frenchcompilerto compile
3Latincompīlāre—

Words derived from “compile”

Every word from Latin compīlāre →Every word from Old French compiler →Every word from Middle English compilen →