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Etymology of the English word compensable

the English word compensable
derived from the English word compensate
derived from the Latin word compensare (balance, weigh, offset)
derived from the Latin word pensare (weigh; pay, punish for)
derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)
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)
using the English suffix -able

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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