myEtymology.com: English etymology of complexity

Etymology of the English word complexity

the English word complexity

derived from the English word complex

derived from the Late Latin word complexus (sexual intercourse; surrounding, encompassing, encircling)

derived from the Latin word complexum

derived 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-

using the English suffix -ity