Where does “accurately” come from?
Accurately comes from English accurate, from Latin accuratus meaning "done with care," derived from Latin accuro combining ad- "to" with a root from Proto-Indo-European ád and ḱóm.
accurately (English): In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely;...
Definitions
- In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely;...
Ancestry of “accurately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | accurate | Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact;... |
| 2 | Latin | accūrātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | accuro | I take care of, do something with care, attend or... |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | în | — |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |