compact English · revision 13170

− It is Middle English, through Old French compact or directly [[bor|la|compāctus|t=concentrated]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) the past participle of compingere, to fasten together, from com-, together, and pangere, to fix, fasten (see [[pact]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from PIE [[ine-pro|*peh₂ǵ-|alt=*pag-|t=to fasten]].^(Etymonline)

− It is [[bor|la|compactum|t=agreement]], the noun use of the neuter past participle of compacīscī, to come to an agreement,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from com-, together, and pacīscī, to covenant, contract (see [[pact]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)