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Where does “incolumity” come from?

incolumity (English) comes from Latin incolumitas, from Latin incolumis, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

incolumity (English): safety; security

Definitions

  1. safety; security

Ancestry of “incolumity”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincolumitassoundness; safety
2Latinincolumisunimpaired, uninjured, unhurt; safe, safe and...
3Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
4Old Latinenin
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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