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

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

Initially, it meant 'to gather together,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to assemble information or data.'