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Etymology of compeer by etymonline


Etymology of compeer by etymonline

"one who is the peer or equal of another," also "a close friend, companion," late 14c., from Old French compere, an appellation of friendly greeting.

Etymology of compere by etymonline

1738, from French compère "a godfather" in relation to the godmother or biological father, hence, as a friendly greeting, "friend, fellow," from Old French ...

Etymology of compadre by etymonline

compeer (n.) "one who is the peer or equal of another," also "a close friend, companion," late 14c ...

Etymology of compare by etymonline

In phrase without compare (1620s, with similar phrasing to 1530s) it might be altered by folk etymology from compeer "rival" (with-outen compere ...

compeer - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Etymology ; comper, from Middle French ; comper, from Latin ; compater, compatrem. Doublet of ; compere as well as ; compadre and ...

Etymology of compel by etymonline

word-forming element usually meaning "with, together," from Latin com, archaic form of classical Latin cum "together, together with, in ...

Etymology of compelling by etymonline

"compelling assent or conviction," 1650s, from French cogent "necessary, urgent" (14c.), from Latin cogentem (nominative... collection. Meaning ...

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compeer, n. meanings, etymology and more

1. a1400– One of equal rank or standing; an equal, peer. a1400–50 Þe kyng with-outen compere of kyngis all othire.

Etymology of par by etymonline

1620s, "equality in value or circumstances," also "value of one currency in terms of another," from Latin par "equal, equal-sized, well-matched."

Etymology of compendium by etymonline

word-forming element usually meaning "with, together," from Latin com, archaic form of classical Latin cum "together, together with, in ...

Etymology of compatriot by etymonline

"fellow-countryman, inhabitant of the same country with another," 1610s, from French compatriote (16c.), from Latin compatriota, from com "with, ...

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Etymology of compassion by etymonline

It replaced Old English þolung (used in glosses to render Latin passio), literally "suffering," from þolian (v.) "to endure." In Middle English ...

Etymology of compassionate by etymonline

Latin compassio is an ecclesiastical loan-translation of Greek sympatheia (see sympathy). Sometimes in Middle English it meant a literal sharing ...

compeer, v. meanings, etymology and more

OED's earliest evidence for compeer is from 1608, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle ...

Etymology of compatible by etymonline

"capable of coexisting in harmony, reconcilable," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin… See origin and meaning of compatible.

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Compeer Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of COMPEER is companion ... Etymology. Noun (1). Middle English, from Anglo-French cumpere, literally, godfather, from Medieval Latin compater ...

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