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Where does “decompose” come from?

Decompose comes from Middle French décomposer, meaning to break down or separate into components.

decompose (English): to separate or break down something into its...

Definitions

  1. to separate or break down something into its...

Ancestry of “decompose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdécomposer—

Words derived from “decompose”

  • decomposable
  • decomposer
  • decomposability
  • indecomposable
  • undecomposable
  • nondecomposable
  • indecomposability
  • nondecomposability
  • photodecompose
  • equidecomposability
  • equidecomposable
Every word from Middle French décomposer →