Where does “complainingly” come from?
complainingly (English) comes from English complaining, from English complain, from Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Old French conplaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
complainingly (English): In a complaining manner; peevishly
Definitions
- In a complaining manner; peevishly
Ancestry of “complainingly”, step by step
complainingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English complaining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | complaining | present participle of complain; The act by which... |
| 2 | English | complain | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | complaynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | complaindre | Alternative form of conplaindre |
| 5 | Old French | conplaindre | to complain; to make a complaint |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | complangere | to bewail, complain |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |