Etymology of the English word compote
the English word
compotederived from the French word
compotederived 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 compote in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
