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Where does “incivilly” come from?

incivilly (English) comes from English incivil, from English civil, from Middle English cyvyl, from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

incivilly (English): Obsolete form of uncivilly

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of uncivilly

Ancestry of “incivilly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincivilDisplaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite;...
2EnglishcivilHaving to do with people and government office as...
3Middle Englishcyvyl—
4Old Frenchcivil—
5Latincīvīlis—
6Latin-ilis-ile
7Proto-Italic-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-elis—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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