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Where does “complector” come from?

complector (Latin) comes from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

complector (Latin): I embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or...

Definitions

  1. I embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or...

Ancestry of “complector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincōn-—
2Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
3Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
4Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “complector”

  • complex
  • complexity
  • complexion
  • complexioned
  • complexation
  • complexly
  • symplectic
  • complexification
  • supercomplex
  • subcomplex
  • complexus
  • complexin
  • complexify
  • biocomplexity
  • hypercomplex
  • complexional
  • noncomplex
  • uncomplex
  • incomplex
  • decomplexation
  • immunocomplex
  • decomplex
  • overcomplex
  • heterocomplex
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