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Where does “discommodiously” come from?

discommodiously (English) comes from English discommodious, from English commodious, from Middle English commodious, from Anglo-Norman commodious, from Old French commodieux, from Medieval Latin commodiosus, from Latin commodus, from Latin com- — resin, gum; to say, speak.

discommodiously (English): In a discommodious manner

Definitions

  1. In a discommodious manner

Ancestry of “discommodiously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiscommodiousNot commodious; uncomfortable or inconvenient
2EnglishcommodiousAdvantageous; profitable; Comfortable, free from...
3Middle Englishcommodious—
4Anglo-Normancommodious—
5Old Frenchcommodieux—
6Medieval Latincommodiosus—
7Latincommoduscomfortable, commodious, suitable, useful;...
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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