Where does “appropriately” come from?
Appropriately comes from Middle English -ly added to Latin appropriatus, past participle of approprio, formed from ad- and ad, both from Proto-Indo-European ád, ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
appropriately (English): In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably
Definitions
- In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably
Ancestry of “appropriately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | appropriate | Suitable or fit; proper; Suitable to the social... |
| 2 | Middle English | appropriaten | — |
| 3 | Latin | appropriatus | — |
| 4 | Latin | approprio | I make it my own, appropriate |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |