'compiler' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'compilare,' where 'com-' meant 'together' and 'pilare' meant 'to gather or collect.'

'compilare' transformed into the Old French word 'compiler,' and eventually became the modern English word 'compiler' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to gather or collect,' but over time it evolved into its current meanings related to data collection and computer programming.