Where does “deliberately” come from?
Deliberately derives from Latin deliberatus, past participle of deliberāre meaning to weigh carefully, from de- and liber meaning free or unrestrained.
deliberately (English): Intentionally, or after deliberation; not...
Definitions
- Intentionally, or after deliberation; not...
Ancestry of “deliberately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deliberate | Done on purpose; intentional; Of a person,... |
| 2 | Latin | deliberatus | considered |
| 3 | Latin | dēlīberō | to weigh well, consider maturely, deliberate respecting a thing, ponder |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |