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Where does “cumplit” come from?

cumplit (Romanian) comes from Romanian cumpli, 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,...

cumplit (Romanian): atrocious, ferocious, cruel, grim, terrible; past...

Definitions

  1. atrocious, ferocious, cruel, grim, terrible; past...

Ancestry of “cumplit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancumplito kill, exterminate; to die
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,...
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