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company

/ˈkʌmpəˌni/KUHM-puh-nee
/ˈkʌmpəˌni/KUHM-puh-nee

Meaningthose who share bread

Common meaning: a business

Other meanings: companionship

‘with, together’ + ‘bread’ → company

Journey through time

  1. Latinpānis‘bread’
  2. Old Frenchcompaniesource
  3. Englishcompany‘a business’ · today

com- also in: compelcombustcomfortcommandcommend

pan also in: pantrycompanion

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pānis ‘bread’.

Did you know (Late Latin companies…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry COMPANY, p. 124 · dictionary scan

Did you know (Skeat traces company…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry COMPANY, p. 124 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

companionpantry

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