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Where does “complexional” come from?

complexional (English) comes from English complexion, from Middle English complexion, from Old French complexion, from Latin complexiō, from Latin complector, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

complexional (English): Pertaining to one's physical composition;...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to one's physical composition;...

Ancestry of “complexional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomplexionThe combination of humours making up one's...
2Middle Englishcomplexiontemperament
3Old Frenchcomplexioncomplexion
4Latincomplexiō—
5LatincomplectorI embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or...
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,...

Words derived from “complexional”

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