Where does “genuinely” come from?
Genuinely derives from English genuine, from Latin genuinus, from Latin genus meaning "kind or race," from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning "to produce or beget."
genuinely (English): In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly
Definitions
- In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly
Ancestry of “genuinely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genuine | Belonging to, or proceeding from the original... |
| 2 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 4 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 5 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |