complicar
/kompliˈkaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to complicate
🧶 From Latin com + plicare: to fold together, the same root as complicate
Latin plicare means to fold, so complicar is to fold things together until they get tangled. English complicate, complex and plywood come from the same root. Reflexive complicarse means to make things harder for yourself.