Etymology

complect

com·plect
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Today it means: To join by weaving. Full definition →

Latin complectī
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  1. Latin · derived fromcomplectī“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”
  2. English todaycomplect

From Latin complectī (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). See complex.

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