Where does “accessorily” come from?
accessorily (English) comes from English accessory, from Middle English accessorie, from Medieval Latin accessorius, from Latin accessor, from Latin accessus, from Latin accēdō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
accessorily (English): In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily
Definitions
- In the manner of an accessory; auxiliarily
Ancestry of “accessorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | accessory | Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate... |
| 2 | Middle English | accessorie | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | accessorius | accessory, supplementary; accessory , accomplice |
| 4 | Latin | accessor | helper, subordinate |
| 5 | Latin | accessus | approached, reached; advanced, attacked;... |
| 6 | Latin | accēdō | — |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 9 | Latin | în | — |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |