Where does “altarwise” come from?

altarwise (English) comes from English altar, from Old English altar, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.

altarwise (English): Placed in the manner of an altar, against the...

Definitions

  1. Placed in the manner of an altar, against the...

Ancestry of “altarwise”, step by step

altarwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English altar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaltarA table or similar flat-topped structure used for...
2Old Englishaltaraltar
3Latinaltārealtar, fitting for burnt offerings
4Latinadoleōto emit an odor, smell
5Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
6Latinīn-un-, non-, not
7Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
8Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
9Proto-Italicenin
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-