Where does “complimentarily” come from?
complimentarily (English) comes from English complimentary, from English compliment, from French compliment, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from Spanish cumplir, from Old Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere — resin.
complimentarily (English): in a complimentary manner
Definitions
- in a complimentary manner
Ancestry of “complimentarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | complimentary | In the nature of a compliment; Free; provided at... |
| 2 | English | compliment | An expression of praise, congratulation, or... |
| 3 | French | compliment | compliment (positive comment) |
| 4 | Italian | complimento | congratulations; compliment; regards |
| 5 | Spanish | cumplimiento | compliance; fulfillment, completion; formality |
| 6 | Spanish | cumplir | to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to... |
| 7 | Old Spanish | cumplir | — |
| 8 | Latin | complere | present active infinitive of compleō;... |
| 9 | Latin | compleo | I fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,... |
| 10 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 11 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 12 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 13 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 17 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 18 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 19 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 20 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 21 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |