Where does “compomer” come from?
compomer (English) comes from English composite, from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compomer (English): A restorative material that is a hybrid of dental...
Definitions
- A restorative material that is a hybrid of dental...
Ancestry of “compomer”, step by step
compomer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English composite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | composite | Made up of multiple components; compound or... |
| 2 | Middle French | composite | — |
| 3 | Latin | compositus | ordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,... |
| 4 | Latin | compono | I arrange, compile, compose, make up; I... |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |
via English ionomer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ionomer | a polymer, or a biological macromolecule in... |
| 2 | English | mer | A repeat unit: a structural unit which through... |
| 3 | English | polymer | A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain... |
| 4 | English | poly- | many; polymer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |