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Where does “complire” come from?

complire (Italian) comes from Catalan complir, from Latin complesco, from Latin compleo, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “complire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancomplirto fulfil; to carry out; to finish, to complete,...
2LatincomplescoI fulfill, accomplish
3LatincompleoI fill up, fill full, fill out; make up,...
4Latincom-allomorph of con-
5Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt—
12Germankitt—
13Old High Germankuti—
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “complire”

  • compliance
  • comply
  • compliant
  • complying
  • noncompliance
  • noncompliant
  • compliantly
  • compliancy
  • noncomplying
  • complier
  • uncomplying
  • incompliance
  • incompliant
  • uncompliant
  • overcompliance
  • compliable
  • noncomplier
  • complieth
  • undercompliance
  • hypercompliant
  • complyingly
  • uncompliance
  • compliest
  • discompliance
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