English
compendium
Compendium comes from Latin compendium ‘that which is weighed together’, from Proto-Italic *pendō ‘to hang, put in a hanging position’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pend-‘to stretch’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pénd-e-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pendō‘to hang, put in a hanging position’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘to weigh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompendium‘that which is weighed together’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pend-‘to stretch’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pénd-e-tireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pendō‘to hang, put in a hanging position’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘to weigh’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompendium‘that which is weighed together’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
Earliest quotation: 2008, Caroline Murphy, Murder of a Medici Princess: “It was this last variety which formed the backbone…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’
pound, span, depend, poise, pendant, pansy, pensive, 15 more
through Proto-Italic *pendō ‘to hang, put in a hanging position’
spending, suspension, suspend, spender, 12 more
through Latin pendō ‘to weigh’
spend, expensive, expense, pension, compensation, expenditure, compensate, penthouse, appendix, perpendicular, peso, dispensation, expend, piso, append, recompense, 15 more
Today it means
noun A short, complete summary; an abstract.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- / compendium