Etymology of the English word compensatory
the English word
compensatoryderived from the English word
compensatederived 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
-oryUsage
Word found in Modern English
