Compose
/kəmˈpoʊz/noun
To create, arrange, or write something, especially music, text, or a work of art.
Did you know?It comes from Latin componere, the same root behind words for “compound” and “compost,” all built on the idea of placing things together in order.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kom-
“together, with”
Latin
Latin
com- + ponere
“to put together”
Late Latin
Latin
componere
“to arrange, set in order, make up”
Old French
Old French
composer
“to arrange, make up, write”
Middle English
English
composen
“to settle, arrange, create”
Modern English
English
compose
“to create, arrange, or write”