Where does “innocently” come from?
Innocently derives from Middle English innocent with the -ly adverb suffix, from Latin innocens meaning "not harming," composed of the Latin negative prefix in- and Latin nocens "harming," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne "not."
innocently (English): In an innocent manner
Definitions
- In an innocent manner
Ancestry of “innocently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | innocent | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality; Bearing no... |
| 2 | Old French | inocent | — |
| 3 | Latin | innocens | harmless, inoffensive, innoxious; blameless,... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |