Added 9 October 2026
compost
/ˈkɒm.pɒst/ noun
Latin root: compositus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about compost at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer.
verb
Origin
From Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost (“a mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land, also a condiment”), from Latin compositus (“composed”), from componere. Doublet of compote, which was taken from modern French, composite, and kompot.
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