compartmental

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin com-

Proto-Indo-European *perh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *pérh₃tis?

Proto-Italic *partis

Latin pars

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -iō

Latin partiō

Latin partior

Latin compartīrībor.

Italian compartire

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Italian -mento

Italian compartimentobor.

Middle French compartimentder.

English compartment

English -al

English compartmental

From compartment + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒmpɑːtˈmɛntəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

compartmental (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or constructed from compartments

Derived terms

• bicompartmental
• biocompartmental
• compartmentalise
• compartmentalism
• compartmentalize
• compartmentally
• extracompartmental
• intercompartmental
• intracompartmental
• multicompartmental
• noncompartmental
• rhizocompartmental
• subcompartmental
• transcompartmental
• tricompartmental
• unicompartmental