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Where does “cumplir” come from?

cumplir (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cumplir, from Latin complere, 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,...

cumplir (Spanish): to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to...

Definitions

  1. to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet; to achieve, to...

Ancestry of “cumplir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcumplir—
2Latincomplerepresent active infinitive of compleō;...
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,...

Words derived from “cumplir”

  • compliment
  • complimentary
  • uncomplimentary
  • complimentarily
  • complimental
  • complimenter
  • complimentee
  • noncomplimentary
  • overcomplimentary
  • complimentally
  • overcompliment
  • complimentariness
  • complimentative
  • pseudo-compliment
  • cumplimiento
  • cumple
  • cumpleañero
  • cumpleaños
  • complimentoso
  • complimentare
  • compleanno
  • complimentosamente
  • complimento
  • compliment
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