Where does “demonstrably” come from?
Demonstrably derives from English demonstrable plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, which comes from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, itself containing Proto-Germanic galīkaz and tracing to Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
demonstrably (English): In such a manner as to be capable of being...
Definitions
- In such a manner as to be capable of being...
Ancestry of “demonstrably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |