Latin word compenso comes from Latin pensare, Latin con-

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