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comptus.

union, conjunction; head-dress, hairband; adornment; well dressed hair (pl.);

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. band, tie, headdress

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin cōmō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin cōmptus From cōmō (“to arrange, adorn, dress”) + -tus (forms action nouns).

verb[ˈkoːmp.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔmp.tus]
  1. brought together, formed, framed, constructed, arranged, having been arranged

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. taken care of, cared for; combed, dressed, braided; having been dressed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect · usually
  3. adorned, decked, dressed, ornamented, having been adorned

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect · usually
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of cōmō (“to arrange, adorn, dress”).

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