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English word compass comes from Old French compasser (To compass (measure with a compass).)
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compasser (Old French)
To compass (measure with a compass).
compassen (Middle English)
compass (English)
(obsolete) In a circuit; round about. (dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.. (dated) To plot; to scheme (against someone).. To go about or round entirely; to traverse.. To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.