Where does “fastigiately” come from?
fastigiately (English) comes from English fastigiate, from Latin fastigiatus, from Latin fastigium, from Proto-Italic farstjagjom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰérstis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
fastigiately (English): In a fastigiate manner
Definitions
- In a fastigiate manner
Ancestry of “fastigiately”, step by step
fastigiately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fastigiate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fastigiate | Erect and parallel; Having closely-bunched erect... |
| 2 | Latin | fastigiatus | peaked |
| 3 | Latin | fastigium | peak, summit, top; slope, declivity, descent;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | farstjagjom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰérstis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |