Where does “imperceivably” come from?
imperceivably (English) comes from English imperceivable, from English perceivable, from English perceive, from Old French percevoir, from Latin percipiō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic.
imperceivably (English): imperceptibly
Ancestry of “imperceivably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | imperceivable | that cannot be perceived; imperceptible |
| 2 | English | perceivable | Capable of being perceived; discernible |
| 3 | English | perceive | To become aware of, through the physical senses... |
| 4 | Old French | percevoir | to notice; to become aware |
| 5 | Latin | percipiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 7 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 8 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 9 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 10 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |