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Where does “insufficiently” come from?

Insufficiently derives from Middle French insuffisant, from Latin insufficiens, combining in- (not) with sufficiens (sufficient), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to like or suit.

insufficiently (English): not sufficiently

Definitions

  1. not sufficiently

Ancestry of “insufficiently”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsufficientNot sufficient
2Middle Frenchinsufficient—
3Latininsufficiens—
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