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Where does “composer” come from?

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

composer (French): to compose; to constitute, to make up; to dial

Definitions

  1. to compose; to constitute, to make up; to dial

Ancestry of “composer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcomposerto come to an agreement; to compose; to create;...
2Latincompōnere—

Words derived from “composer”

  • compose
  • décomposer
  • décomposeur
  • indécomposable
  • décomposable
Every word from Latin compōnere →