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Where does “complieth” come from?

complieth (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,...

complieth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “complieth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomplyTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree,...
2Italiancomplire—
3Catalancomplirto fulfil; to carry out; to finish, to complete,...
4LatincomplescoI fulfill, accomplish
5LatincompleoI fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,...
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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