English
component
Component comes from Latin compōnō ‘assemble, put together’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompōnō‘assemble, put together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompōnēnspresent participle of compōnō
- Englishearliest quotation 2013component
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompōnō‘assemble, put together’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompōnēnspresent participle of compōnō
- Englishearliest quotation 2013component
Earliest quotation: 2013, -October, In the News: “Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago,…”
Linked words
through Latin compōnō ‘assemble, put together’
Today it means
noun A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin compōnō / component