Where does “impartially” come from?

Impartially comes from Middle French impartial, derived from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

impartially (English): In an impartial manner; fairly

Definitions

  1. In an impartial manner; fairly

Ancestry of “impartially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishimpartialtreating all parties, rivals, or disputants...
2Frenchimpartialimpartial
3Frenchim-a form of the prefix in-, used before "b", "m"...
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →