Etymology of the English word complect
the English word
complectderived from the Latin word
complecti (embrace, hug; welcome; lay hold of, grip; seize)
derived from the Latin word
plectere (buffet, beat; punish; plait, twine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-Date
The earliest known usage of complect in English dates from the 16th century.
