Etymology of the Latin word complex
the Latin word
complex (accomplice; confederate, participant; closely connected with one, confederate, participant)
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-Derivations in other languages
French
complice, Spanish
cómpliceUsage
Word found in Late Latin, Vulgar Latin
