Etymology of the English word complete
the English word
completederived from the Latin word
completus (complete, round off; filled full)
derived from the Latin word
complere (fill; be big enough to fill; finish, complete, perfect)
using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
plerederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pelə-Date
The earliest known usage of complete in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
contraplete,
compleat,
completed,
completingCognates
Dutch
complementair, Dutch
compleet, English
compline, English
complementary, French
complies, French
complet, French
complementaire, German
komplementär, German
komplett, Italian
completo, Latin
completus, Norwegian
komplementär, Norwegian
komplett, Polish
kompletny, Spanish
completo, Spanish
completas, Swedish
komplementär, Swedish
komplettUsage
Word found in Modern English
