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Where does “compensatio” come from?

compensatio (Latin) comes from Latin compēnsō, 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,...

compensatio (Latin): weighing , balancing, equalizing

Definitions

  1. weighing , balancing, equalizing

Ancestry of “compensatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincompēnsō—
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 “compensatio”

  • compensation
  • decompensation
  • overcompensation
  • supercompensation
  • compensational
  • precompensation
  • hypercompensation
  • anticompensation
  • compensationem
  • compensación
  • compensazione
  • компенсация
  • compensation
  • compensació
  • compensatie
  • kompenzációk
  • kompenzáció
  • compensación
  • compensație
  • compensacion
  • compensation
  • compensatie
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