Where does “incontrovertibly” come from?
incontrovertibly (English) comes from English incontrovertible, from English controvertible, from English -ible, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
incontrovertibly (English): In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not...
Definitions
- In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not...
Ancestry of “incontrovertibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | incontrovertible | Not capable of being denied, challenged, or... |
| 2 | English | controvertible | Open to questioning; that which can be denied,... |
| 3 | English | -ible | An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive... |
| 4 | English | -ity | Used to form a noun from an adjective;... |
| 5 | Middle English | -ite | — |
| 6 | Old French | -ité | -ity |
| 7 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |