Where does “exactually” come from?
exactually (English) comes from English actually, from English actual, from Middle English actual, from Anglo-Norman actuel, from Old French actual, from Latin actuālis, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō — to drive.
exactually (English): exactly
Definitions
- exactly
Ancestry of “exactually”, step by step
exactually traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English actually
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | actually | In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively;... |
| 2 | English | actual | relating to a person's acts or deeds; active,... |
| 3 | Middle English | actual | actual, real, true |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | actuel | — |
| 5 | Old French | actual | — |
| 6 | Latin | actuālis | active, practical |
| 7 | Latin | āctus | made, done, having been done |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English exactly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exactly | without approximation; precisely; Used to provide... |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |