Where does “chargeably” come from?
chargeably (English) comes from English chargeable, from English charge, from Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros — to run.
chargeably (English): At great cost; expensively
Definitions
- At great cost; expensively
Ancestry of “chargeably”, step by step
chargeably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chargeable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chargeable | That may be charged to an account; Liable to be... |
| 2 | English | charge | The amount of money levied for a service; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | chargen | — |
| 4 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 5 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 6 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 7 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |