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Where does “adjectivament” come from?

adjectivament (Catalan) comes from Catalan adjectiu, from Latin adiectīvum, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ — to be hot; to burn.

adjectivament (Catalan): adjectivally

Definitions

  1. adjectivally

Ancestry of “adjectivament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanadjectiuadjective; adjectival
2Latinadiectīvum—
3Ancient Greekἐπίθετονadjective; epithet; inflection of ἐπίθετος : ##...
4Ancient Greekἐπιτίθημιto lay, put or place upon; to put on a covering...
5Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
6Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
7Ancient GreekἩμέρα—
8Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
9Proto-Hellenicā́mər—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
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