Etymology

compeer

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Today it means: The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate. Full definition →

Middle English comper ← Middle French comper ← Latin compater, compatrem
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompater, compatrem
  2. Middle French · derived fromcomper
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcomper
  4. English todaycompeer

From Middle English comper, from Middle French comper, from Latin compater, compatrem. Doublet of compere as well as compadre and goombah. Influenced by folk-etymological analysis as com- + peer.

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