Where does “immaculately” come from?
Immaculately derives from Middle English -ly added to Latin immaculatus, itself formed from Latin in- "not" and Latin in "in," tracing back through Proto-Indo-European ne "not" and ḱóm "together."
immaculately (English): In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of...
Definitions
- In an immaculate manner; in a manner free of...
Ancestry of “immaculately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immaculate | Having no stain or blemish; spotless, undefiled,... |
| 2 | Middle English | immaculat | — |
| 3 | Latin | immaculātus | unstained |
| 4 | Latin | im- | Alternative form of in-; form of "in"; in |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |