Compenso etymology

Latin

Latin word compenso comes from Latin pensare, Latin con-

Etymology of compenso

Detailed word origin of compenso

Dictionary entry Language Definition
pensare Latin (lat)
con- Latin (lat) Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.
compenso Latin (lat) I balance, poise, weigh, offset (one thing against another). I compensate.

Words with the same origin as compenso

Descendants of con-

comes commune communis consuetudo coram curia