Composed
/kəmˈpoʊzd/noun
Calm and self-controlled; arranged or created by putting parts together.
Did you know?The same Latin root behind composed also gave English words like compost, composite, and compose, all carrying the ancient idea of things being physically “put together.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
componere
“to put together, arrange, settle”
Late Latin
Latin
compositus
“put together; arranged; settled”
Old French
Old French
composé
“composed; arranged; calm”
Middle English
English
composen
“to put together, arrange, settle, calm”
Modern English
English
composed
“calm and self-controlled; arranged or created by combining parts”