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Where does “complaindre” come from?

complaindre (Old French) comes from Old French conplaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

complaindre (Old French): Alternative form of conplaindre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of conplaindre

Ancestry of “complaindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchconplaindreto complain; to make a complaint
2Medieval Latincomplangereto bewail, complain
3Latincom-allomorph of con-
4Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
5Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
6Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
7Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “complaindre”

  • complain
  • complaining
  • complainant
  • uncomplaining
  • uncomplainingly
  • complainer
  • complainingly
  • complaineth
  • complainest
  • complainable
  • noncomplaining
  • complainee
  • uncomplainingness
  • noncomplainer
  • countercomplainant
  • complaynen
  • complaignant
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