English
compere
Compere comes from French compère ‘partner, accomplice’, from Late Latin compater ‘godfather’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpater‘father’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcompater‘godfather’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400comper
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcompère‘partner, accomplice’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008compere
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpater‘father’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcompater‘godfather’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400comper
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcompère‘partner, accomplice’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008compere
Earliest quotation: 2008, Kerry Katona, The Footballer's Wife: “The compere came onto the stage holding the gold…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
food, pain, company, feed, apparent, pope, foster, pastor, fur, companion, penetration, papal, fad, pasture, fodder, forage, accompaniment, panini, patrician, pav, fatherly, pantaloons, pannier, 57 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
through Proto-Italic *patēr ‘father’
through Latin pater ‘father’
pattern, papa, patron, paternal, paternity, perpetrator, padre, patrimony, pater, perpetrate, père, 17 more
Today it means
noun A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr / compere