Etymology of the English word compose
the English word
composederived from the Old French word
composerderived from the Classical Latin word
componere (compare; place, put; construct, build; arrange)
derived from the Latin word
ponere (esteem, value, count; lay; found; put, lay down; put, place, set; specify, put down; cite)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*apo-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 compose in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
composed,
composer,
composure,
discompose,
photocompose,
precompose,
recompose,
composingUsage
Word found in Modern English
