Where does “characteristically” come from?
Characteristically comes from English characteristic, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηριστικός, from Ancient Greek χαρακτηρίζω, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ meaning an engraved mark or distinctive feature, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω meaning to scratch or engrave, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.
characteristically (English): In a usual or expected way; in characteristic...
Definitions
- In a usual or expected way; in characteristic...
Ancestry of “characteristically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 2 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 3 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 4 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 5 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 11 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |