Where does “incorrigibly” come from?
Incorrigibly is an English adverb formed from Middle English -ly, ultimately from Latin incorrigibilis, composed of Latin in- (not) and corrigibilis (able to be corrected), derived from Latin rego (to rule or direct).
incorrigibly (English): In an incorrigible manner
Definitions
- In an incorrigible manner
Ancestry of “incorrigibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incorrigible | Defective and impossible to materially correct or... |
| 2 | Middle English | incorrigible | insoluble, unmanageable |
| 3 | Middle French | incorrigible | unpunished |
| 4 | Latin | incorrigibilis | not to be corrected |
| 5 | Latin | corrigo | I correct; I straighten; I make alterations or... |
| 6 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 7 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 8 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 14 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 15 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 16 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |