Where does “implicitly” come from?
Implicitly comes from Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, the past participle of Latin plico meaning to fold, prefixed with Latin in- meaning in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne meaning not.
implicitly (English): In an implicit or implied manner
Definitions
- In an implicit or implied manner
Ancestry of “implicitly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | implicit | Implied indirectly, without being directly... |
| 2 | Middle French | implicite | — |
| 3 | Latin | implicitus | Alternative form of implicātus; entangled,... |
| 4 | Latin | implicō | to entangle, entwine |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |