compenso etymology

Latin word compenso comes from Latin pensare, Latin con-

Detailed word origin of compenso

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
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 pensare
compensatus
Descendants of con-
comes comitia commune communis competere condicio coniunx constat constitutum consuetudo consul contentus continuo coram curia