Etymology of the English word compost
the English word
compostderived from the Old French word
compostderived 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
compostederived from the Latin word
compositaderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of compost in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
compost, Italian
compostaggioCognates
Dutch
compost, French
compost, German
Kompost, Norwegian
kompost, Swedish
kompostUsage
Word found in Modern English
