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Where does “complet” come from?

complet (Old French) comes from Latin complētus, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “complet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincomplētus—
2Latincompleō—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “complet”

  • complete
  • completely
  • completeness
  • completest
  • compleat
  • completer
  • compleatly
  • autocomplete
  • completement
  • overcomplete
  • recompletion
  • completist
  • completable
  • uncomplete
  • incompletable
  • noncomplete
  • cocomplete
  • overcompleteness
  • uncompletable
  • completeth
  • completability
  • recomplete
  • semicomplete
  • noncompleteness
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