Latin
compīlō
‘to plunder’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin compīlō.
4 English words in this record descend from Latin compīlō, most familiar first.
- compilation ← compilatio
- compile ← compilen ← compiler
- compiler ← compilour ← compilour ← compileur ← compīlātor
- compilate ← compiler
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Etymograph / Latin compīlō