intricate,” past participle of complicare “to involve,” literally “to fold together,” from com “with, together”(see com-)+plicare “to fold, weave”(from PIE root *plek- “to plait”). Meaning “to make more complex or intricate” is recorded from 1832, from earlier sense “to ...
intricate,” past participle of complicare “to involve,” literally “to fold together,” from com “with, together”(see com-)+plicare “to fold, weave”(from PIE root *plek- “to plait”). Meaning “to make more complex or intricate” is recorded from 1832, from earlier sense “to ...