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Where does “complementum” come from?

complementum (Latin) comes from Latin compleō, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

complementum (Latin): complement

Definitions

  1. complement

Ancestry of “complementum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincompleō—
2Latincōn-—
3Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
4Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
5Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “complementum”

  • complement
  • complementary
  • compliment
  • complimentary
  • complementarity
  • uncomplimentary
  • complementizer
  • complemental
  • complementarily
  • complementarian
  • complementariness
  • noncomplementary
  • complimentarily
  • complimental
  • hypocomplementemia
  • complementarianism
  • complimenter
  • hypocomplementemic
  • anticomplementary
  • complimentee
  • noncomplimentary
  • overcomplimentary
  • orthocomplement
  • complimentally
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