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Where does “expertly” come from?

Expertly derives from English expert, from Latin expertus meaning "tried or tested," from Latin experior meaning "to try," combining Latin ex meaning "out" with Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "to attempt" and ḱóm meaning "with."

expertly (English): In an expert manner; with great skill

Definitions

  1. In an expert manner; with great skill

Ancestry of “expertly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexpertExtraordinarily capable or knowledgeable;...
2Latinexpertustested; having tested; proved; having proven;...
3LatinexperiorI attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I...
4Latinpariō—
5Latin-iō—
6Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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