Where does “complexionally” come from?
complexionally (English) comes from English complexional, from English complexion, from Middle English complexion, from Old French complexion, from Latin complexiō, from Latin complector, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
complexionally (English): constitutionally
Ancestry of “complexionally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | complexional | Pertaining to one's physical composition;... |
| 2 | English | complexion | The combination of humours making up one's... |
| 3 | Middle English | complexion | temperament |
| 4 | Old French | complexion | complexion |
| 5 | Latin | complexiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | complector | I embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |