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complexus.

surrounding, encompassing, encircling; clasp, grasp, hold, embrace; inclusion; sexual intercourse (w/Venerius/femineus); hand-to-hand fighting; stranglehold;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. an embrace, (euphemistic) a sexual act

    declension-4 · masculine
  2. tie, bond

    declension-4 · masculine
  3. the totality

    Late-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
  4. society as a whole

    Late-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
  5. understanding

    Late-Latin · declension-4 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der. Proto-Italic *plektōder. Latin plectō Latin complector Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin complexus From complector + -tus (action noun suffix). (embrace): Compare typologically Turkish sarılma (a verbal noun of sarılmak, akin to sarmak).

verb[kɔmˈpɫɛk.sʊs]Classical-Latin[komˈplɛk.sus]
  1. embraced

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle
  2. surrounded

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle
  3. involved

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle
Where this word comes from

Form of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), compound of com- (“together”) and plecto (“to weave, braid”).

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