Etymology of the Latin word compositivus
the Late Latin word
compositivus (suitable for uniting, compositive)
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)
Derivations in other languages
Italian
compositivo, Portuguese
compositivo, Spanish
compositivoUsage
Word found in Late Latin
