Where does “ineffably” come from?
Ineffably comes from Middle French ineffable, from Latin ineffabilis, composed of the prefix in- and ineffabilis, ultimately from Latin ex-.
ineffably (English): indescribably; to a very great degree or extent;...
Definitions
- indescribably; to a very great degree or extent;...
Ancestry of “ineffably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ineffable | Beyond expression in words; unspeakable;... |
| 2 | Middle French | ineffable | ineffable |
| 3 | Latin | ineffābilis | unutterable, unpronounceable |
| 4 | Latin | effabilis | utterable |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |