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Where does “inofficially” come from?

inofficially (English) comes from English inofficial, from English official, from Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium, from Latin opificium, from Latin opifex — missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...

inofficially (English): Without the usual formalities, or not in the...

Definitions

  1. Without the usual formalities, or not in the...

Ancestry of “inofficially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinofficialSynonym of unofficial
2EnglishofficialOf or pertaining to an office or public trust;...
3Middle EnglishofficialAn underling of a member of the clergy, often...
4Old Frenchofficialcourt official; chamber pot; official; certified...
5Latinofficiālis—
6Latinofficiumduty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory...
7Latinopificiumwork
8LatinopifexSomeone who does work ; worker, maker, framer,...
9LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
10Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
11Latinopscen—
12Latinob-towards; against
13Latinobolusobolus
14Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
15Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
16Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
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