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Where does “composta” come from?

composta (French) comes from French composter, from French composteur, from French compost, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin compositum, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono, from Latin com- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

composta (French): third-person singular past historic of composter

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of composter

Ancestry of “composta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcomposterTo stamp to validate it before boarding a train...
2Frenchcomposteurcomposing stick; A composter; A machine used for...
3Frenchcompostcompost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying...
4Medieval Latincompostum—
5Latincomposituminflection of compositus: ##...
6Latincompositusordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,...
7LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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