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