## Etymology
From Latin compendium ('a saving, abbreviation', literally 'that which is weighed together'), from compendere ('to weigh together'), from com- ('together') + pendere ('to weigh').

## AI Etymology
Compendium is from Latin compendium ('a saving, abbreviation', literally 'that which is weighed together'), from compendere ('to weigh together'), from com- ('together') + pendere ('to weigh'). Important recorded forms include compendium (Latin) and pendere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a concise but comprehensive summary of a subject. The wider family includes derived forms such as compendious and related words such as compendious, dispense, and pendant.

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