Where does “compossibly” come from?

compossibly (English) comes from English compossible, from English com, from English committee, from English commit, from Middle English committen, from Latin committo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compossibly (English): In a way that is compossible

Definitions

  1. In a way that is compossible

Ancestry of “compossibly”, step by step

compossibly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English compossible

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcompossiblecompatible or consistent with another statement
2EnglishcomAbbreviation of committee; Abbreviation of...
3EnglishcommitteeA body of one or more persons convened for the...
4EnglishcommitTo give in trust; to put into charge or keeping;...
5Middle Englishcommittento entrust
6LatincommittoI commit; I begin; I carry on
7Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-
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