Where does “indicatively” come from?
indicatively (English) comes from English Indicative, from Middle French indicatif, from Late Latin indicativus, from Latin indico, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
indicatively (English): In an indicative manner
Definitions
- In an indicative manner
Ancestry of “indicatively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Indicative | Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something |
| 2 | Middle French | indicatif | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | indicativus | indicative |
| 4 | Latin | indico | I indicate, point out; show, declare; I reveal,... |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |