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

Definitions

  1. In an indecent manner

Ancestry of “indecently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishindecentoffensive to good taste; not in keeping with...
2Frenchindécentindecent; ungodly
3Frenchin-in-; un-
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →