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Where does “recompense” come from?

recompense (Old French) comes from Old French recompenser.

recompense (Old French): recompense; compensation

Definitions

  1. recompense; compensation

Ancestry of “recompense”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrecompenser—

Words derived from “recompense”

  • recompense
  • recompensation
  • recompenser
  • recompensest
  • recompenseth
  • recompensable
  • recompensive
Every word from Old French recompenser →