Etymology of the English word complicate
the English word
complicatederived from the Latin word
complicatio (folding together, enveloping; multiplication)
derived from the Latin word
complicatusderived from the Latin word
complicare (fold, tie up, together)
derived from the Late Latin word
plicare (to fold; fold , bend, flex; multiply by X , X-tuple; add together)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*plek-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 complicate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
complicated,
complicatingCognates
Dutch
compliceren, French
compliquer, German
kompliziert, Italian
complicare, Latin
complicare, Lithuanian
komplikuoti, Norwegian
komplisere, Spanish
complicar, Swedish
kompliceraUsage
Word found in Modern English
