Where does “deplorably” come from?
Deplorably derives from English deplorable, from French déplorable, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
deplorably (English): in a deplorable manner
Definitions
- in a deplorable manner
Ancestry of “deplorably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | deplorable | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad,... |
| 2 | French | déplorable | lamentable, regrettable |
| 3 | Latin | dēplōrābilis | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēplōrō | to complain about, bemoan |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |