Where does “uncomplimentariness” come from?
uncomplimentariness (English) comes from English uncomplimentary, from English complimentary, from English compliment, from French compliment, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from Spanish cumplir, from Old Spanish cumplir — whale, sea monster; abyss.
uncomplimentariness (English): The quality of being uncomplimentary
Definitions
- The quality of being uncomplimentary
Ancestry of “uncomplimentariness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncomplimentary | Not complimentary; negative or insulting |
| 2 | English | complimentary | In the nature of a compliment; Free; provided at... |
| 3 | English | compliment | An expression of praise, congratulation, or... |
| 4 | French | compliment | compliment (positive comment) |
| 5 | Italian | complimento | congratulations; compliment; regards |
| 6 | Spanish | cumplimiento | compliance; fulfillment, completion; formality |
| 7 | Spanish | cumplir | to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to... |
| 8 | Old Spanish | cumplir | — |
| 9 | Latin | complere | present active infinitive of compleō;... |
| 10 | Latin | compleo | I fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,... |
| 11 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 12 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 13 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 14 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 18 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 19 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 20 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 21 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |