Where does “illicitly” come from?
Illicitly comes from English illicit, from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, combining the prefix in- (from Latin in, from Proto-Indo-European ne) with a root from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
illicitly (English): In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally or...
Definitions
- In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally or...
Ancestry of “illicitly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | illicit | Not approved by law, but not invalid; Breaking... |
| 2 | French | illicite | illicit |
| 3 | Latin | illicitus | forbidden, unlawful, illegal, illicit |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |