Where does “importably” come from?
importably (English) comes from English importable, from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
importably (English): Insupportably; unbearably
Definitions
- Insupportably; unbearably
Ancestry of “importably”, step by step
importably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English importable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | importable | Insupportable, unbearable; Capable of being... |
| 2 | English | import | Something brought in from an exterior source,... |
| 3 | Middle English | importen | — |
| 4 | Old French | emporter | — |
| 5 | Latin | importō | to bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |