Where does “noncomplainer” come from?
noncomplainer (English) comes from English complainer, from English complain, from Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Old French conplaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — whale, sea monster; abyss.
noncomplainer (English): One who does not complain
Definitions
- One who does not complain
Ancestry of “noncomplainer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | complainer | One who complains, or is known for their... |
| 2 | English | complain | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | complaynen | — |
| 4 | Old French | complaindre | Alternative form of conplaindre |
| 5 | Old French | conplaindre | to complain; to make a complaint |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | complangere | to bewail, complain |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 16 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 17 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |