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Where does “composto” come from?

composto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese composto, from Latin compostus, from Latin compōnere.

composto (Portuguese): compound, composed, composite; compound,...

Definitions

  1. compound, composed, composite; compound,...

Ancestry of “composto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecomposto—
2Latincompostus—
3Latincompōnere—

Words derived from “composto”

  • composta
Every word from Latin compōnere →