Where does “extraordinarily” come from?
Extraordinarily derives from Latin extraordinarius, combining Old English -līċ and Proto-Germanic -līkaz (meaning "body" or "form"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
extraordinarily (English): In an extraordinary manner
Definitions
- In an extraordinary manner
Ancestry of “extraordinarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 2 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 3 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 5 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |