Where does “recompensation” come from?

recompensation (English) comes from English recompense, from Middle English recompense, from Old French recompense, from Old French recompenser.

recompensation (English): Reparation for personal injuries

Definitions

  1. Reparation for personal injuries

Ancestry of “recompensation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecompenseAn equivalent returned for anything given, done,...
2Middle Englishrecompense—
3Old Frenchrecompenserecompense; compensation
4Old Frenchrecompenser—
Every word from Old French recompenser →Every word from Old French recompense →Every word from Middle English recompense →