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Where does “komplezar” come from?

komplezar (Ido) comes from Esperanto komplezi, from Esperanto komplezo, from French complaisance, from Latin complacentia, from Latin complaceo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

komplezar (Ido): to be obliging

Definitions

  1. to be obliging

Ancestry of “komplezar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokomplezito do a favor; to oblige
2Esperantokomplezokindness, favor
3Frenchcomplaisancekindness; complacency; indulgence
4Latincomplacentianominative neuter plural of complacēns;...
5LatincomplaceoI please or take the fancy of
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
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

Words derived from “komplezar”

  • komplezema
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