Etymology of the English word complacent
the English word
complacentderived from the Latin word
complacensderived from the Latin word
complacere (please, take fancy of, capture affections of)
derived from the Latin word
placere (it is pleasing, satisfying, gives pleasure; please, satisfy, give pleasure to)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plak-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plāk-using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
Date
The earliest known usage of complacent in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
