Where does “complier” come from?
complier (English) comes from English comply, from Italian complire, from Catalan complir, from Latin complesco, from Latin compleo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
complier (English): One who complies or obeys
Definitions
- One who complies or obeys
Ancestry of “complier”, step by step
complier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English comply
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | comply | To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree,... |
| 2 | Italian | complire | — |
| 3 | Catalan | complir | to fulfil; to carry out; to finish, to complete,... |
| 4 | Latin | complesco | I fulfill, accomplish |
| 5 | Latin | compleo | I fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,... |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 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 | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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 |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |