myEtymology.com: French etymology of composte

Etymology of the French word composte

the Old French word composte

derived from the Latin word composita

derived 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)

English compost

Word found in Old French