Where does “compose” come from?

compose (French) comes from French composer, from Old French composer, from Latin compōnere.

compose (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “compose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcomposerto compose; to constitute, to make up; to dial
2Old Frenchcomposerto come to an agreement; to compose; to create;...
3Latincompōnere—
Every word from Latin compōnere →