Where does “inestimably” come from?
inestimably (English) comes from English inestimable, from Middle French inestimable, from Latin inaestimābilis, from Latin aestimabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
inestimably (English): In an inestimable manner
Definitions
- In an inestimable manner
Ancestry of “inestimably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inestimable | Not able to be estimated; not able to be... |
| 2 | Middle French | inestimable | priceless, invaluable; inestimable |
| 3 | Latin | inaestimābilis | that cannot be estimated or judged |
| 4 | Latin | aestimabilis | estimable, valuable, worthy of appraisement |
| 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;... |