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
Ancestry of “compota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | compote | stewed fruit or meat, compote; inflection of... |
| 2 | Old French | composte | mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing... |
| 3 | Latin | compostus | — |
| 4 | Latin | compōnere | — |