compatible

/kompaˈtible/ · B2 · adj

compatible

🔌 com- (together) + pati (suffer/bear) = able to bear each other together

From Latin com- (together) + pati (to bear, endure). Two things that are compatible can put up with each other and work side by side, like a plug and a socket. Spanish and English share the same form.

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