compensare
Italian (Fiorentino)
verb
Definitions
- to pay for
- to offset, to compensate for
- to make up for
- (underwater diving) to clear the ears, to equalize
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compensāre (weight together one thing against another, spare, make good, later also shorten, balance).
Origin
Latin
compensāre
Gloss
weight together one thing against another, spare, make good, later also shorten, balance
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- compensāre Latin
- recompenso, recompensare Latin
- compensabile Italian
- compensabilità Italian
- incompensabile Italian
- ricompensabile Italian
- ricompensare Italian
- ricompensatore Italian
- scompensare Italian
- compenser French
- compensar Spanish, Castilian
- compensar Portuguese