Where does “immediately” come from?
Immediately comes from Middle English -ly adverbial suffix added to Latin immediatus, meaning "not intervening," from Latin in- "not" plus mediatus "placed in the middle," from medio "to be in the middle," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm "together."
immediately (English): In an immediate manner; instantly or without...
Definitions
- In an immediate manner; instantly or without...
Ancestry of “immediately”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |