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Where does “adroitness” come from?

Adroitness comes from French adroitesse, derived from French adroit, which combines à (to) and droit (right, proper), ultimately from Latin ad (to) and directus (directed, straight).

adroitness (English): skillfulness or ease of ability

Definitions

  1. skillfulness or ease of ability

Ancestry of “adroitness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadroitDeft, dexterous, or skillful
2Frenchadroitskilful, apt, skilled
3Frenchàto; on the, to; at
4Englishavieemulously
5Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
6Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
7Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
8LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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