English

surcomplex

From sur- + complex.

Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over’

Proto-Italic *super ‘above’

Latin super ‘[of place] above’

English sur-

Latin plectō ‘to weave, braid’

Latin complector ‘to entwine, encircle’

Latin complexus

French complexe ‘complex’

Today it means

adj Of or relating to any number of the form a+bi, where a and b are surreal numbers.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / surcomplex