Where does “insurmountably” come from?
insurmountably (English) comes from English insurmountable, from English surmountable, from English surmount, from Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter, from Old French sur-, from Latin super-, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
insurmountably (English): In an insurmountable manner; To an insurmountable...
Definitions
- In an insurmountable manner; To an insurmountable...
Ancestry of “insurmountably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | insurmountable | Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or... |
| 2 | English | surmountable | Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable |
| 3 | English | surmount | To get over; to overcome; To cap; to sit on top... |
| 4 | Middle English | surmounten | To be or go above; to be higher than |
| 5 | Old French | surmonter | to rise above, surmount |
| 6 | Old French | sur- | over, on top of |
| 7 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | συμμετρία | commensurability; symmetry, due proportion; a... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σύμμετρος | symmetrical |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |