Where does “impermissibly” come from?
Impermissibly derives from English impermissible, which combines Latin in- (not) with English permissible, ultimately tracing through Old English -līċ, Latin in, and Proto-Indo-European roots ne (not) and ḱóm (together).
impermissibly (English): In a way or to an extent that is not permissible
Definitions
- In a way or to an extent that is not permissible
Ancestry of “impermissibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | impermissible | not permissible; not to be permitted or allowed |
| 2 | English | im- | Expressing negation; not; Alternative form of the... |
| 3 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 4 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 5 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 6 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |