köken: Inherited from Middle French compaignie, from Old French compaignie, from compain + -ie or alternatively from compagne, from Vulgar Latin *compania, from Late Latin compāniō, from Latin cum + pānis (“bread”). See also copain, compagnon.
aile: animal de compagnie, charmante compagnie, compagnie aérienne, en compagnie de, fausser compagnie, tenir compagnie
köken: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese companhia. Cognate with Galician and Spanish compañía, Catalan companyia, French compagnie, Italian compagnia, Occitan companhiá and English company.
aile: cão de companhia, companhia aberta, companhia aérea, Companhia das Índias, Companhia de Jesus, companhia de seguros, companhia de teatro, companhia discográfica, companhia livre, dama de companhia
köken: First attested in 1853. Back-formation from cégér (“shop sign”). For the back-formation, compare gyök from gyökér. Created during the Hungarian language reform, which took place in the 18th–19th centuries. The reason for its creation may have been the fact that in the 19th century, industrial and commercial companies were formed from numerous workshops and manufactories marked with shop signs.
A female friend, or more generally a female teammate, classmate, partner, or similar. · A girlfriend; a female romantic partner. · A female member (as of an organization or society).