compact的词源

英文词源

compact

compact: There are two distinct words compact in English; both are of Latin origin, but they come from completely different sources. The adjective, ‘compressed’ [14], comes from Latin compactus, the past participle of compingere, a compound verb formed from com- ‘together’ and pangere ‘fasten’. The noun use ‘small case for face powder’ is 20th-century and based on the notion of firmly compacted powder. Compact ‘agreement’ [16] comes from Latin compactum, a noun based on the past participle of the verb compacīscī ‘come to an agreement’. The unprefixed form pacīscī, a relative of Latin pax ‘peace’, gave English pact [15].
=> pact, peace

compact (adj.)

late 14c., from Middle French compact (14c.) or directly from Latin compactus "concentrated," past participle of compingere "to fasten together, construct," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + pangere "to fix, fasten" (see pact). Compact car is 1960. Compact disc is from 1979.

compact (n.1)

"agreement," 1590s, from Latin compactum "agreement," noun use of neuter past participle of compacisci "come to agreement," from com- "together" (see com-) + pacisci "to covenant, contract" (see pact).

compact (v.)

early 15c., from Latin compactus, past participle of compingere "to fasten together" (see compact (adj.)). Related: Compacted; compacting.

compact (n.2)

"make-up case," 1921, from compact (adj.), based on its containing compacted face powder.

中文词源

compact：袖珍的

com-, 强调。-pact, 固定，系紧，见pact, 协议，条约。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：compact 词源，compact 含义。

compact：压缩，把…塞紧(或压实)

来源于拉丁语中由前缀com-(共同)和动词pangere(扎紧)组成的复合动词compingere(捆扎在一起)的过去分词compactus。

词根词缀： com-共同 + pact扎紧