Etymology

decomposition

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Today it means: A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost. Full definition →

English composition ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishcomposition
  8. English todaydecomposition

From de- + composition.

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