Etymology of the French word compaignie
the Old French word compaignie
derived from the Old French word compain
derived from the Latin root *compania
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Late Latin word panis (bread; loaf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pa-
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pā-
derived from the Latin word companio