Where does “incorruptibly” come from?
incorruptibly (English) comes from English incorruptible, from Middle French incorruptible, from Latin incorruptibilis, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
incorruptibly (English): In an incorruptible manner
Definitions
- In an incorruptible manner
Ancestry of “incorruptibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incorruptible | Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted;... |
| 2 | Middle French | incorruptible | — |
| 3 | Latin | incorruptibilis | incorruptible, imperishable |
| 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 |