Etymology of the English word comply
the English word
complyderived 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-derived from the Old French word
complirderived 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 comply in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
compliable,
compliance,
compliancy,
compliant,
complier,
complied,
complyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
