Where does “anonymously” come from?
Anonymously comes from Middle English -ly, Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (meaning unnamed), Ancient Greek ἀ- (negative prefix), and Proto-Indo-European ne (not).
anonymously (English): In an anonymous manner; without a name
Definitions
- In an anonymous manner; without a name
Ancestry of “anonymously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anonymous | Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal... |
| 2 | Late Latin | anonymus | anonymous; nameless |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνώνυμος | anonymous, nameless |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀν- | Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρθός | straight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ortʰwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃r̥dʰwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erdʰ- | to increase, grow; upright, high |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |