Where does “discommendably” come from?
discommendably (English) comes from English discommendable, from English commendable, from Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from Latin commendāre, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
discommendably (English): In a discommendable manner
Definitions
- In a discommendable manner
Ancestry of “discommendably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | discommendable | Deserving disapprobation or blame |
| 2 | English | commendable | Worthy of commendation; deserving praise;... |
| 3 | Middle English | commendable | commendable, admirable; praised |
| 4 | Middle French | commendable | — |
| 5 | Latin | commendabilis | praiseworthy; commendable |
| 6 | Latin | commendāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | — |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |