Etymology of the English word compare
the English word compare
derived from the Latin word comparare (place together, match, couple; prepare; provide; compose; set up, establish, institute)
derived from the Latin word parare (prepare; furnish, supply)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-
using the Latin prefix con- (together)
derived from the Latin word compar (equal, equal to; like; fellow, partner, equal; sentence containing clauses of roughly same number of syllables)
derived from the Latin word par (balanced, level; S:even; corresponding in degree, proportionate, commensurate; equal in power, prestige, importance; equal, counterpart; companion; equal; a match for; of equal size; mate, spouse, partner; measuring up, adequate, matching; pair, set of two; conjugal pair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perə-