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Where does “comprise” come from?

Comprise comes from Old French compris, past participle of Old French comprendre, from Latin comprehendere, formed from Latin cum and Latin prehendere meaning to seize or grasp.

comprise (English): To be made up of; to consist of; To contain or...

Definitions

  1. To be made up of; to consist of; To contain or...

Ancestry of “comprise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcompris—
2Old Frenchcomprendre—
3Latincomprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comprise”

  • compriseth
  • comprisal
  • comprisest
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