Etymology of the English word compendium
the English word
compendiumderived from the Latin word
compendium (gain, profit; sparing; summarized, abstract)
derived from the Latin word
compendere (weigh, balance together)
derived from the Latin word
pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
using 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 compendium in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
compendium, French
compendium, German
Kompendium, Norwegian
kompendium, Swedish
kompendiumUsage
Word found in Modern English
