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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

  1. In an incorruptible manner

Ancestry of “incorruptibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishincorruptibleIncapable of being bribed or morally corrupted;...
2Middle Frenchincorruptible—
3Latinincorruptibilisincorruptible, imperishable
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →