Where does “inutterably” come from?
inutterably (English) comes from English inutterable, from English utterable, from English utter, from Middle English outre, from Old English ūtera, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt — out, outward.
inutterably (English): unutterably
Definitions
- unutterably
Ancestry of “inutterably”, step by step
inutterably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inutterable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inutterable | Unutterable; inexpressible |
| 2 | English | utterable | Capable of being expressed in words, especially... |
| 3 | English | utter | Outer; furthest out, most remote; Outward;... |
| 4 | Middle English | outre | — |
| 5 | Old English | ūtera | outer |
| 6 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |