Where does “charitably” come from?
Charitably derives from Middle English charitable plus -ly, from Old French charité meaning "Christian love," from Latin caritas "affection, esteem," formed from Latin kāro- and the suffix -tas.
charitably (English): In a charitable manner
Definitions
- In a charitable manner
Ancestry of “charitably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charitable | Pertaining to charity; Kind, generous; Having a... |
| 2 | Old French | charitable | — |
| 3 | Old French | charité | generosity; sense of charity; charitable... |
| 4 | Latin | cāritās | dearness |
| 5 | Latin | -tās | ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |