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Where does “incomplex” come from?

incomplex (English) comes from English complex, from French complexe, from Latin complexus, from Latin complector, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

incomplex (English): Not complex; simple; An item or thing, as opposed...

Definitions

  1. Not complex; simple; An item or thing, as opposed...

Ancestry of “incomplex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcomplexMade up of multiple parts; composite; not simple;...
2Frenchcomplexecomplex
3Latincomplexusembraced; surrounded; An embrace
4LatincomplectorI embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or...
5Latincōn-—
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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