Etymology of the English word composition
the English word
compositionderived from the Old French word
compositionderived from the Latin word
compositio (agreement, pact; mixture; arrangement, combination; pairing)
derived from the Latin word
compositus (prepared, ready, fit; well-arranged, ordered, regular)
derived 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)
derived 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 composition in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
photocomposition,
compoCognates
Spanish
composiciónUsage
Word found in Modern English
