Where does “compatible” come from?
compatible (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
compatible (Middle English): compatible; reconcilable
Definitions
- compatible; reconcilable
Ancestry of “compatible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | compatible | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | compatibilis | in "compatible beneficium", a benefice which... |
| 3 | Late Latin | compator | — |
| 4 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 5 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “compatible”
- compatible
- compatibility
- histocompatibility
- biocompatibility
- biocompatible
- compatibilist
- compatibly
- compatibilizer
- compatibilization
- hemocompatibility
- histocompatible
- noncompatible
- cytocompatibility
- compatibilize
- haemocompatibility
- hemocompatible
- cytocompatible
- compatibiliser
- immunocompatibility
- immunocompatible
- uncompatible
- compatibilise
- compatibleness
- uncompatibility