Where does “inconveniently” come from?
Inconveniently comes from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconveniens, meaning "not agreeing or suitable," formed from in- and conveniens.
inconveniently (English): In an inconvenient manner
Definitions
- In an inconvenient manner
Ancestry of “inconveniently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inconvenient | not convenient; An inconsistency, an incongruity;... |
| 2 | Middle French | inconvenient | disadvantage; downside; negative aspect |
| 3 | Latin | inconveniens | unsuitable; dissimilar |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |