Where does “infinitively” come from?

infinitively (English) comes from English Infinitive, from Latin infinitivus, from Latin īnfīnītus, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

infinitively (English): In the infinitive form

Definitions

  1. In the infinitive form

Ancestry of “infinitively”, step by step

infinitively traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Infinitive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishInfinitiveThe infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood)
2Latininfinitivusunlimited, indefinite; infinitive; the infinitive
3Latinīnfīnītusboundless, unlimited, endless
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →