Where does “compression” come from?
compression (Middle French) comes from Latin compressio, from Latin comprimō, from Latin cōn-, 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,...
compression (Middle French): compression (act, instance of compressing)
Definitions
- compression (act, instance of compressing)
Ancestry of “compression”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | compressio | squeezing, compression; embrace |
| 2 | Latin | comprimō | to compress (squeeze together) |
| 3 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 4 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 5 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “compression”
- compression
- decompression
- compressional
- recompression
- companding
- precompression
- thermocompression
- overcompression
- uncompression
- supercompression
- compressionless
- compression
- compressie
- décompression
- vasocompression
- compansion
- cryocompression
- electrocompression
- microcompression
- noncompression
- compresiune
- kompresi
- microdecompression
- deco