decompositeadj.n.

/diːˈkɒmpəzɪt/

Etymology: < late Latin dēcompositus, a Latin rendering of Greek παρασύνθετος used by Priscian in the sense ‘formed or derived from a compound word’, by mediæval and modern Latin writers as ‘further or more deeply compounded’. Compare decompone v. Hence a series of senses, found also in decompound , decomposition , in which de- is used differently from the more ordinary sense in decompose and derivatives. See de- prefix 1e.

A. adj.

Further compounded; formed by adding another element or constituent to something already composite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [adjective] > of complex parts

decomponit1522

decomposite1655

decompounded1674

decompounda1691

decomplex1749

1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes Epist. Simple, compound, or decomposite notions.

1869 R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) The decomposite character of such words is often concealed or disguised.

B. n.

A decomposite substance, word, etc.; a compound formed from something already composite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [noun] > a composite thing or complex whole > specifically of composite parts

decompound1614

decomposite1622

1622 T. Jackson Judah 48 That elegant metaphoricall decomposite of the Apostle unto Timothie [2 Tim. i. 6, ἀναζωπυρεῖν ‘rekindle’].

a1626 F. Bacon Min. in Wks. (1857) III. 807 The decomposites of three metals or more, are too long to enquire of.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Decomposite, a term in Grammar, signifying a word equally compounded, that is by the addition of two other words, as In-dis-positio.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Decomposite (in Grammar), a Word doubly compounded; as In-dis-position; also, a Term us'd by Apothecaries, when a Physical Composition is encreas'd.

1848 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. §299 Compounds wherein one element is Compound are called Decomposites.

1863 W. Smith tr. Curtius Greek Gram. Eng. Index Decomposites, Augm[ent] in, §239 [Some verbs, which are not merely compounded with prepositions, but derived from already compound nouns (Decomposita), have the Augment at the beginning].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	decomposite
释义	decompositeadj.n. /diːˈkɒmpəzɪt/ Etymology: < late Latin dēcompositus, a Latin rendering of Greek παρασύνθετος used by Priscian in the sense ‘formed or derived from a compound word’, by mediæval and modern Latin writers as ‘further or more deeply compounded’. Compare decompone v. Hence a series of senses, found also in decompound , decomposition , in which de- is used differently from the more ordinary sense in decompose and derivatives. See de- prefix 1e. A. adj. Further compounded; formed by adding another element or constituent to something already composite. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [adjective] > of complex parts decomponit1522 decomposite1655 decompounded1674 decompounda1691 decomplex1749 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes Epist. Simple, compound, or decomposite notions. 1869 R. G. Latham Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) The decomposite character of such words is often concealed or disguised. B. n. A decomposite substance, word, etc.; a compound formed from something already composite. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > state of being composite > [noun] > a composite thing or complex whole > specifically of composite parts decompound1614 decomposite1622 1622 T. Jackson Judah 48 That elegant metaphoricall decomposite of the Apostle unto Timothie [2 Tim. i. 6, ἀναζωπυρεῖν ‘rekindle’]. a1626 F. Bacon Min. in Wks. (1857) III. 807 The decomposites of three metals or more, are too long to enquire of. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Decomposite, a term in Grammar, signifying a word equally compounded, that is by the addition of two other words, as In-dis-positio. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Decomposite (in Grammar), a Word doubly compounded; as In-dis-position; also, a Term us'd by Apothecaries, when a Physical Composition is encreas'd. 1848 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. §299 Compounds wherein one element is Compound are called Decomposites. 1863 W. Smith tr. Curtius Greek Gram. Eng. Index Decomposites, Augm[ent] in, §239 [Some verbs, which are not merely compounded with prepositions, but derived from already compound nouns (Decomposita), have the Augment at the beginning]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.n.1622
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