Where does “constitutionally” come from?
Constitutionally comes from English constitutional, from English constitution, from Latin constitutio meaning an arrangement or establishment, from Latin constituo meaning to set up or establish.
constitutionally (English): Pertaining to one's bodily constitution;...
Definitions
- Pertaining to one's bodily constitution;...
Ancestry of “constitutionally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | constitutional | Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or... |
| 2 | English | constitution | The act, or process of setting something up, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | constitucioun | An ecclesiastical decree or rule, especially one... |
| 4 | Old French | constitucion | constitution |
| 5 | Latin | cōnstitūtiō | a constitution, disposition, nature, character |
| 6 | Latin | cōnstituō | to place, put, locate, lay |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |