Etymology

perplexity

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Today it means: The state or quality of being perplexed. Full definition →

Middle English perplexite ← Middle French perplexité ← Latin perplexitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromperplexitās
  2. Middle French · derived fromperplexité
  3. Middle English · inherited fromperplexite
  4. English todayperplexity

From Middle English perplexite, borrowed from Middle French perplexité or post-classical Latin perplexitās, from perplexus (“entangled”). By surface analysis, perplex + -ity.

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