Etymology

cocompact

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Today it means: Having a compact quotient space. Full definition →

English compact ← Middle French compact ← Latin co-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Middle Frenchcompact
  9. Englishcompact
  10. English todaycocompact

From co- + compact.

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