Etymology of the French word compost
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of compost in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
composterDerivations in other languages
English
compost, Romanian
compostCognates
Dutch
compost, English
compost, German
Kompost, Norwegian
kompost, Swedish
kompostUsage
Word found in Old French
