Etymology of the English word compliment
the English word
complimentderived from the French word
complimentderived from the Italian word
complimentoderived from the Spanish word
cumplimientoderived from the Latin word
complementum (complement, something that fills out, up or completes)
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-derived from the Spanish word
cumplirderived 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-derived from the Italian word
complirederived from the Spanish word
cumplirderived 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 compliment in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
complimentaryCognates
Catalan
cumpliment, Dutch
compliment, French
compliment, German
Kompliment, Italian
complimento, Lithuanian
komplimentas, Norwegian
kompliment, Portuguese
cumprimento, Russian
комплимeнт, Spanish
cumplimiento, Swedish
komplimangUsage
Word found in Modern English
