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Where does “complacently” come from?

Complacently comes from English complacent, from Latin complacens, the present participle of complacere, meaning to please greatly, formed from com- intensifying and placere, to please.

complacently (English): In a complacent manner; overly calm and...

Definitions

  1. In a complacent manner; overly calm and...

Ancestry of “complacently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomplacentUncritically satisfied with oneself or one's...
2Latincomplacenspleasing
3Latincomplaceō—
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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