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Where does “interminably” come from?

Interminably comes from Middle French interminable, from Latin interminabilis, formed from the prefix in- and Latin terminabilis, meaning "unable to be terminated or limited."

interminably (English): in an interminable manner; endlessly

Definitions

  1. in an interminable manner; endlessly

Ancestry of “interminably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterminableExisting or occurring without interruption or...
2Middle Frenchinterminable—
3Late Latininterminabilisinterminable, endless
4Latinin-un-, non-, not; in, within, inside
5Latininin, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,...
6Old Latinenin
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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