Where does “exhaustively” come from?
Exhaustively derives from English exhaust combined with the English adverbial suffix -ively, tracing back through Latin exhaustus (past participle of exhaurire, meaning "to draw out completely") to Latin ex (out) and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm (together).
exhaustively (English): In an exhaustive manner
Definitions
- In an exhaustive manner
Ancestry of “exhaustively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | exhaustive | including every possible element; fully... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | exhaustīvus | — |
| 3 | Latin | exhaustus | drawn out, exhausted, drained off, emptied,... |
| 4 | Latin | exhaurio | I draw out, empty by drawing, exhaust, drain off,... |
| 5 | Latin | hauriō | to draw (especially water), drain |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | auzjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |