Etymology

compostela

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Today it means: A certificate of accomplishment given to pilgrims on completing an official route on the pilgramage to Camino de Santiago. Full definition →

Spanish Compostela ← Galician Compostela ← Latin compositella
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compostela · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcompositella“the little well-organized one”
  2. Galician · derived fromCompostela
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromCompostela
  4. English todaycompostela

From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v.

Compostela · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromcompositella“the little well-organized one”
  2. Galician · derived fromCompostela
  3. Spanish · borrowed fromCompostela
  4. English todayCompostela

From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v.

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