Where does “incredibly” come from?
Incredibly comes from Latin incredibilis, combining the prefix in- (not) with credibilis (believable), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.
incredibly (English): In an incredible manner; not to be believed; To a...
Definitions
- In an incredible manner; not to be believed; To a...
Ancestry of “incredibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | incredible | Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief;... |
| 2 | Latin | incrēdibilis | unbelievable, incredible |
| 3 | Latin | crēdibilis | credible, worthy of belief, believable |
| 4 | Latin | crēdō | to believe, to trust in, to give credence to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | to believe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |