Etymology

completionism

com·ple·tion·ism
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Today it means: The goal of achieving every objective in a game, as opposed to merely doing enough to win. Full definition →

English completion ← Latin completio ← Proto-Italic *plēō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*plēō
  8. Latinpleō
  9. Latincompleō
  10. Latincompletio
  11. Englishcompletion
  12. English todaycompletionism

From completion + -ism.

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