Etymology

compilate

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Today it means: To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources. Full definition →

Old French compiler
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compilate · verb1

  1. Old French · derived fromcompiler
  2. English todaycompilate

Semantically from Old French compiler (early 14c.), equivalent to Latin compīlō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

compilate · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Italic*peilā
  7. Proto-Italic*peilāō
  8. Latinpīlō
  9. Latincompīlō
  10. English todaycompilate

From Latin compīlō + English -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchcompiler all →

compile

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