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Where does “compounding” come from?

Compounding derives from Middle French componre, from Latin compono, meaning to put together, formed from the prefix com-, meaning with or together.

compounding (English): present participle of compound; An accumulation...

Definitions

  1. present participle of compound; An accumulation...

Ancestry of “compounding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompoundAn enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or...
2Middle Englishcompounen—
3Middle Frenchcomponre—
4LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compounding”

  • subcompounding
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