compact

compact · noun, verb, adjective¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromcompactum
2. Latin · borrowed fromcompactum
3. English todaycompact

Borrowed from Latin compactum (“agreement”).

compact · adjective, noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*peh₂ǵ-“to attach, fix, fasten”
2. Latin · derived fromcompāctus
3. Middle French · derived fromcompact
4. English todaycompact

From Middle French compact, from Latin compāctus, perfect passive participle of compingō (“join together”), from com- (“together”) + pangō (“fasten”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach, fix, fasten”).

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