[com.pan.ion] n [ME compainoun, fr. OF compagnon, fr. LL companion-, companio, fr. L com- + panis bread, food--more at food] (13c) 1: one that accompanies another: comrade, associate; also: one that keeps company with another
2. obs: rascal 3 a: one that is closely connected with something similar b: one employed to live with and serve another
[2]companion vt (1622): accompany ~ vi: to keep company [3]companion n [by folk etymology fr. D kampanje poop deck] (1762) 1: a hood covering at the top of a companionway
2: companionway