English
compositor
Compositor comes from French compositeur ‘composer’, from Latin compōnō ‘to arrange’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompōnō‘to arrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompositor‘a maker, arranger, composer’perfect passive participle of compōnō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcompositeur‘composer’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892compositor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱey-‘to cultivate’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tḱinétireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sinō‘to put in place’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*pozinōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōnō‘put’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompōnō‘to arrange’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcompositor‘a maker, arranger, composer’perfect passive participle of compōnō
- Frenchc. 1600–presentcompositeur‘composer’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892compositor
Earliest quotation: 1892, Walter Besant, Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?: “Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- ‘to cultivate’
suppose, homeless, hamlet, bohemian, impose, homely, hame, 52 more
through Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti
prepositional, apposite, 40 more
through Proto-Italic *sinō ‘to put in place’
site, situation, posture, supposition, preposition, situate, positivism, situs, compostela, 42 more
through Proto-Italic *pozinō
opposition, proposition, exposition, deposition, disposition, imposition, presupposition, impost, suppository, 26 more
through Latin pōnō ‘put’
post, position, purpose, positive, opponent, opposite, propose, expose, consolation, dispose, proponent, exponent, repository, expound, posit, pone, presuppose, 54 more
through Latin compōnō ‘to arrange’
Today it means
noun A person who sets type; a typesetter.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- / compositor