Where does “irresolutely” come from?
Irresolutely comes from French irrésolu, formed with the French prefix in- from Latin in-, derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ne meaning "not" combined with ḱóm.
irresolutely (English): In an irresolute or wavering manner
Definitions
- In an irresolute or wavering manner
Ancestry of “irresolutely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | irresolute | Undecided or unsure how to act; Indecisive or... |
| 2 | French | irrésolu | indecisive |
| 3 | French | résolu | past participle of résoudre; resolute |
| 4 | Latin | resolutus | released |
| 5 | Latin | resolvō | — |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | — |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | — |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |