Where does “compoter” come from?

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

compoter (French): to stew

Definitions

  1. to stew

Ancestry of “compoter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompotestewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of...
2Old Frenchcompostemixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...
3Latincompostus—
4Latincompōnere—
Every word from Latin compōnere →Every word from Latin compostus →Every word from Old French composte →
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