Where does “ingenuously” come from?
Ingenuously comes from Latin ingenuus, formed from the prefix in- and the root meaning "not" (from Proto-Indo-European ne) combined with an element from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
ingenuously (English): In an ingenuous manner; frankly,...
Definitions
- In an ingenuous manner; frankly,...
Ancestry of “ingenuously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ingenuous | Naive and trusting; Demonstrating childlike... |
| 2 | Latin | ingenuus | natural, indigenous; freeborn; noble, upright,... |
| 3 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 4 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |