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Where does “semicomplete” come from?

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

semicomplete (English): Alternative form of semi-complete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of semi-complete

Ancestry of “semicomplete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompleteTo finish; to make done; to reach the end; To...
2Middle EnglishcompleetComplete, whole, full, or entire; Perfect,...
3Old Frenchcomplet—
4Latincomplētus—
5Latincompleō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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