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Where does “compendium” come from?

compendium (Latin) comes 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, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compendium (Latin): saving; profit or gain, especially made by...

Definitions

  1. saving; profit or gain, especially made by...

Ancestry of “compendium”, step by step

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

Words derived from “compendium”

  • compendium
  • compendious
  • compendiously
  • compendial
  • compendiousness
  • compendiate
  • compendiatus
  • compendiare
  • compendiosus
  • compendioso
  • compendiosamente
  • compendiosità
  • compendium
  • compêndio
  • compendieux
  • compendiosus
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