Etymology

composite

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Today it means: Made up of multiple components; compound or complex. Full definition →

Middle French composite ← Latin compositus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompositus
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromcomposite
  3. English todaycomposite

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.

Words from the same roots

Latincompositus all →

compost

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