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Where does “egregiously” come from?

Egregiously comes from Latin egregius, formed from ex- (out) and gregis (of the flock), literally meaning standing out from the herd.

egregiously (English): conspicuously badly

Definitions

  1. conspicuously badly

Ancestry of “egregiously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishegregious"Usually in a negative sense": conspicuous,...
2Latinegregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious,...
3Latiniūs—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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