Where does “compote” come from?

compote (French) comes from Old French composte, from Latin compostus, from Latin compōnere.

compote (French): stewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. stewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of...

Ancestry of “compote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcompostemixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...
2Latincompostus—
3Latincompōnere—

Words derived from “compote”

Every word from Latin compōnere →Every word from Latin compostus →Every word from Old French composte →