recompense

recompense · noun¹

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromrecompensa
2. Old French · derived fromrecompense
3. Middle English · inherited fromrecompense
4. English todayrecompense

From Middle English recompense, borrowed from Old French recompense or Medieval Latin recompensa.

recompense · verb²

1. Latin · derived fromre-“again”
2. Late Latin · derived fromrecompensare
3. Old French · derived fromrecompenser
4. Middle English · inherited fromrecompensen
5. English todayrecompense

From Middle English recompensen, borrowed from Old French recompenser, from Late Latin recompensare, from Latin re- (“again”) + compensare (“to balance out”).

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