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Where does “forasmuch” come from?

Forasmuch comes from Middle English for-as-moche, a conjunction meaning "because" or "inasmuch as," composed of the preposition "for" combined with "as much."

forasmuch (English): Inasmuch, seeing; So far as; with regard to so...

Definitions

  1. Inasmuch, seeing; So far as; with regard to so...

Ancestry of “forasmuch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishfor-as-moche—
Every word from Middle English for-as-moche →