Companionable
/kəmˈpæn.jə.nə.bəl/noun
Friendly and pleasant to be with; sociable.
Did you know?Companionable ultimately comes from Latin *com-* “with” + *panis* “bread,” so its oldest sense is literally someone you eat bread with — a quiet reminder that closeness was once defined by ritual sharing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pa-
“to feed, protect, or tend”
Latin
Latin
com- + panis
“with + bread”
Late Latin
Latin
companio
“a messmate, one who shares bread”
Old French
Old French
compaignon
“companion, comrade”
Middle English
English
companionable
“fit for company; sociable”