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Where does “completest” come from?

Completest derives from the superlative of complete, from Middle English compleet, from Latin completus meaning "filled up" or "finished," from compleo meaning "to fill up," formed with the prefix com- meaning "together."

completest (English): superlative form of complete: most complete;...

Definitions

  1. superlative form of complete: most complete;...

Ancestry of “completest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompleteTo finish; to make done; to reach the end; To...
2Middle EnglishcompleetComplete, whole, full, or entire; Perfect,...
3Old Frenchcomplet—
4Latincomplētus—
5Latincompleō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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