Etymology of the English word compartment
the English word
compartmentderived from the French word
compartimentderived from the Late Latin word
compartiriderived from the Vulgar Latin word
partire (share, divide up, distribute)
derived from the Classical Latin word
partiri (share, divide up, distribute)
derived from the Latin word
pars (part; part, region; share; role; office, function)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perÉ™-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of compartment in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
compartmental,
compartmentationUsage
Word found in Modern English
