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Where does “inexhaustibly” come from?

inexhaustibly (English) comes from English inexhaustible, from English exhaustible, from English -ible, from English -ity, from Middle English -ite, from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

inexhaustibly (English): In an inexhaustible manner; To an inexhaustible...

Definitions

  1. In an inexhaustible manner; To an inexhaustible...

Ancestry of “inexhaustibly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinexhaustibleImpossible to exhaust; unlimited
2EnglishexhaustibleCapable of being exhausted
3English-ibleAn adjective suffix, now usually in a passive...
4English-ityUsed to form a noun from an adjective;...
5Middle English-ite—
6Old French-ité-ity
7Latin-itās—
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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