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Where does “inofficiously” come from?

inofficiously (English) comes from English inofficious, from Latin inofficiosus, from Latin officiōsus, from Latin officium, from Latin opificium, from Latin opifex, from Latin Ops, from Latin oscen — missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...

inofficiously (English): In an inofficious manner; without officiousness

Definitions

  1. In an inofficious manner; without officiousness

Ancestry of “inofficiously”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinofficiousIndifferent to obligation or duty; Not officious;...
2Latininofficiosusundutiful, inofficious; null and void
3Latinofficiōsus—
4Latinofficiumduty, service; office; obligation, an obligatory...
5Latinopificiumwork
6LatinopifexSomeone who does work ; worker, maker, framer,...
7LatinOpsearth goddess, fertility deity
8Latinoscenany bird by whose song cries augurs divined...
9Latinopscen—
10Latinob-towards; against
11Latinobolusobolus
12Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
13Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
14Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
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