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Where does “compensare” come from?

compensare (Italian) comes from Latin compēnsāre, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compensare (Italian): to pay for; to offset, to compensate for; to make...

Definitions

  1. to pay for; to offset, to compensate for; to make...

Ancestry of “compensare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincompēnsāre—
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compensare”

  • compenso
  • compensabile
  • compensarsi
  • compensabilità
  • incompensabile
  • compensato
  • scompensare
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