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Where does “supradecompound” come from?

supradecompound (English) comes from English decompound, from English compound, from Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

supradecompound (English): More than decompound; divided many times

Definitions

  1. More than decompound; divided many times

Ancestry of “supradecompound”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecompoundA decomposite; Compound of what is already...
2EnglishcompoundAn enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or...
3Middle Englishcompounen—
4Middle Frenchcomponre—
5LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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