Italian word compitare comes from Latin puto, Latin com, Latin com-, and later Latin computo (I calculate, compute, reckon together.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| puto | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I arrange, settle. (figuratively) I judge, suspect, suppose. (figuratively) I ponder, consider, think about. (figuratively) I value, esteem, deem, regard, consider. I clean, cleanse. I trim, prune, lop. |
| com | Latin (lat) | |
| com- | Latin (lat) | |
| computo | Latin (lat) | I calculate, compute, reckon together. |
| *compitāre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| compitare | Italian (ita) | (transitive) To spell (words). |