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Where does “aimfully” come from?

aimfully (English) comes from English aimful, from English aim, from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

aimfully (English): In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose

Definitions

  1. In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose

Ancestry of “aimfully”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaimfulFull of purpose
2EnglishaimThe pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an...
3Middle Englishamenamen
4Old Englishāmen—
5Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
6Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
7HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...
Every word from Hebrew אמן →