Where does “immemorially” come from?
immemorially (English) comes from English immemorial, from French immémorial, from French in-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
immemorially (English): In an immemorial manner, from time immemorial
Definitions
- In an immemorial manner, from time immemorial
Ancestry of “immemorially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | immemorial | That is beyond memory; ancient; Ancient beyond... |
| 2 | French | immémorial | immemorial, age-old |
| 3 | French | in- | in-; un- |
| 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 |