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Where does “comporre” come from?

comporre (Italian) comes from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

comporre (Italian): to compose, compound; to constitute, form; to...

Definitions

  1. to compose, compound; to constitute, form; to...

Ancestry of “comporre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
2Latincom-allomorph of con-
3Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “comporre”

  • scomponimento
  • compose
  • scomponibile
  • discompose
  • componibile
  • fotocomporre
  • ricomponibile
  • componibilità
  • equiscomponibile
  • equiscomponibilità
  • scomporre
  • ricomporre
  • compositoio
  • discomporre
  • scomponibilità
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