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Where does “kompost” come from?

kompost (Swedish) comes from French compost, from Medieval Latin compostum, from Latin compositum, from Latin compositus, from Latin compono, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “kompost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompostcompost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying...
2Medieval Latincompostum—
3Latincomposituminflection of compositus: ##...
4Latincompositusordered, arranged, regular, matching; composed,...
5LatincomponoI arrange, compile, compose, make up; I...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kompost”

  • kompostera
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