Forming compound words in Latin helicopter

1. Is helicopter a compound word?
2. What is the Latin word for compound?

Is helicopter a compound word?

The word helicopter comes from French helicopètre and is a combination of two forms: helico-, meaning “spiral,” and -pter, meaning “one with wings.” However, helicopter is abbreviated using only the first syllable, heli-.

What is the Latin word for compound?

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).