Compatible
/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/noun
Able to exist or work together without conflict.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor compati meant “to suffer with,” so the word began as a shared burden before becoming a modern idea of harmony.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
compati
“to suffer with; endure together”
Late Latin
Latin
compatibilis
“capable of being endured or borne together”
Old French
Old French
compatible
“capable of existing together; agreeable”
15th Century
English
compatible
“able to be in harmony or agreement with”
Modern English
English
compatible
“able to work or exist together without conflict”
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