Where does “compote” come from?

compote (English) comes from French compote, from Old French composte, from Latin compostus, from Latin compōnere.

compote (English): A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup; A...

Definitions

  1. A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup; A...

Ancestry of “compote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompotestewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of...
2Old Frenchcompostemixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...
3Latincompostus
4Latincompōnere
Every word from Latin compōnere