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Where does “inmacy” come from?

inmacy (English) comes from English inmate, from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.

inmacy (English): The state of being an inmate

Definitions

  1. The state of being an inmate

Ancestry of “inmacy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinmateA person confined to an institution such as a...
2EnglishmatéAn evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to...
3Middle Englishmate—
4Middle Low Germanmāte—
5Old Saxongimato—
6Proto-Germanicgamatjô—
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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