Where does “elucidatorily” come from?
elucidatorily (English) comes from English elucidatory, from English elucidate, from Latin elucidatus, from Latin elucidō, from Latin lūcidus, from Latin lūceō, from Proto-Italic loukeō, from Proto-Indo-European lowkéye- — bright; to shine; to see.
elucidatorily (English): In an elucidatory way
Ancestry of “elucidatorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | elucidatory | Serving to elucidate |
| 2 | English | elucidate | To make clear; to clarify; to shed light upon |
| 3 | Latin | elucidatus | lightened, having been lightened; enlightened,... |
| 4 | Latin | elucidō | — |
| 5 | Latin | lūcidus | — |
| 6 | Latin | lūceō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | loukeō | cause to emit light, cause to shine, ignite |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lowkéye- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |