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
- In an expert manner; with great skill
Ancestry of “expertly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | expert | Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable;... |
| 2 | Latin | expertus | tested; having tested; proved; having proven;... |
| 3 | Latin | experior | I attempt, I try; I test, I put to the test, I... |
| 4 | Latin | pariō | to bear, to give birth to |
| 5 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |