Etymology of the French word compiler
the Old French word
compilerderived from the Latin word
compilare (rob, pillage, snatch)
using 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 Latin word
pilare (grow hairy; depilate; plunder)
derived from the Late Latin word
pilus (hair; chief; hair; bit, whit)
derived from the Greek word
pilusderived from the Latin word
pila (ball; sphere; squared pillar; pier, pile)
Date
The earliest known usage of compiler in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
compile, Romanian
compilaCognates
Italian
compilare, Spanish
compilarUsage
Word found in Old French
