The story
- Medieval Latin · derived fromcomplexiō“complexion, constitution”
- Old French · derived fromcomplexion
- Middle English · inherited fromcomplexion“temperament”
- English todaycomplexion
From Middle English complexion (“temperament”), from Old French complexion (French complexion), from Medieval Latin complexiō (“complexion, constitution”), from complector, past participle complexus (“to entwine, encompass”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.