compito etymology

Italian word compito comes from Latin computo (I calculate, compute, reckon together.)

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Detailed word origin of compito

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
computo Latin (lat) I calculate, compute, reckon together.
computus Latin (lat) Bank account. Computation, calculation.
*compitus Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
compito Italian (ita) Poised. Polite, well-mannered.

Words with the same origin as compito

Descendants of computo
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