Where does “compota” come from?

compota (Portuguese) comes from French compote, from Old French composte, from Latin compostus, from Latin compōnere.

compota (Portuguese): jam; compote

Definitions

  1. jam; compote

Ancestry of “compota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompotestewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of...
2Old Frenchcompostemixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...
3Latincompostus—
4Latincompōnere—
Every word from Latin compōnere →Every word from Latin compostus →Every word from Old French composte →