Etymology

complexin

C3O1M3P3L1E1X8I1N1

Today it means: A type of protein found in nerve tissue. Full definition →

English complex ← French complexe ← Latin complexu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  8. Proto-Italic*plektō
  9. Latinplectō
  10. Latincomplector
  11. Latincomplexu
  12. Frenchcomplexe
  13. Englishcomplex
  14. English todaycomplexin

From complex + -in.

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