Where does “ageistly” come from?
ageistly (English) comes from English ageist, from English age, from Middle English age, from Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetās, from Latin aevitās, from Proto-Italic aiwotāts — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
ageistly (English): ageistically
Ancestry of “ageistly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ageist | Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on... |
| 2 | English | age | The whole duration of a being, whether animal,... |
| 3 | Middle English | age | Alternative form of awe; The age of someone ; the... |
| 4 | Old French | aage | age |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | aetaticum | age |
| 6 | Latin | aetās | — |
| 7 | Latin | aevitās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | aiwotāts | age |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |