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Where does “compatível” come from?

compatível (Portuguese) comes from French compatible, from Middle French compatible, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, from Late Latin compator, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — resin, gum; to say, speak.

compatível (Portuguese): compatible

Definitions

  1. compatible

Ancestry of “compatível”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompatiblecompatible
2Middle Frenchcompatiblecompatible
3Medieval Latincompatibilisin "compatible beneficium", a benefice which...
4Late Latincompator—
5Latincom-allomorph of con-
6Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

Words derived from “compatível”

  • incompatível
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