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Where does “compono” come from?

compono (Latin) comes 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, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

compono (Latin): I arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...

Definitions

  1. I arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...

Ancestry of “compono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincom-allomorph of con-
2Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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 “compono”

  • component
  • composition
  • composite
  • decomposition
  • compositional
  • multicomponent
  • nanocomposite
  • compositionally
  • compote
  • compositionality
  • recomposition
  • subcomponent
  • componential
  • decompositional
  • photodecomposition
  • componentwise
  • compositeness
  • biocomposite
  • eigendecomposition
  • compositely
  • compone
  • geocomposite
  • incomposite
  • componentization
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