Where does “indecently” come from?
Indecently comes from English indecent, from Middle French décent, from Latin in- (not) plus Latin in (in), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne (not) and oyd- (to see), combined with ḱóm (together).
indecently (English): In an indecent manner
Ancestry of “indecently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | indecent | offensive to good taste; not in keeping with... |
| 2 | French | indécent | indecent; ungodly |
| 3 | French | in- | in-; un- |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | — |
| 5 | Latin | în | — |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |