Where does “inimically” come from?
inimically (English) comes from English inimical, from Latin inimicalis, from Latin inimicus, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
inimically (English): In an inimical manner
Ancestry of “inimically”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | inimical | Harmful in effect; Unfriendly, hostile |
| 2 | Latin | inimicalis | hostile |
| 3 | Latin | inimicus | enemy; unfriendly, hostile; injurious |
| 4 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 5 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |