Where does “imperfectibly” come from?
imperfectibly (English) comes from English imperfectible, from English perfectible, from English perfect, from Middle English perfit, from Old French parfit, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō.
imperfectibly (English): In a way that cannot be perfected
Definitions
- In a way that cannot be perfected
Ancestry of “imperfectibly”, step by step
imperfectibly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imperfectible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imperfectible | Incapable of being made perfect |
| 2 | English | perfectible | Able to be perfected; capable of perfection |
| 3 | English | perfect | Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of... |
| 4 | Middle English | perfit | perfect |
| 5 | Old French | parfit | — |
| 6 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 7 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |