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Where does “noncompleteness” come from?

noncompleteness (English) comes from English noncomplete, from English complete, from Middle English compleet, from Old French complet, from Latin complētus, from Latin compleō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

noncompleteness (English): The state or condition of being noncomplete

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being noncomplete

Ancestry of “noncompleteness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnoncompleteNot complete
2EnglishcompleteTo finish; to make done; to reach the end; To...
3Middle EnglishcompleetComplete, whole, full, or entire; Perfect,...
4Old Frenchcomplet—
5Latincomplētus—
6Latincompleō—
7Latincōn-—
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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