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complere
Latin · ancient
"to fill up completely"
to fill up completely, from com- (thoroughly) and plere (to fill)
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complementum
Latin · ancient
"that which completes"
that which completes, from complere
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complement
English · 1400s
"something that completes or perfects another thing"
settled as the English word for something that completes or perfects another thing
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