Where does “itemwise” come from?

itemwise (English) comes from English wise, from Middle English wys, from Old English wīs, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

itemwise (English): With regard to items

Definitions

  1. With regard to items

Ancestry of “itemwise”, step by step

itemwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of...
2Middle Englishwyswise, thoughtful, proper; knowledgeable; alert,...
3Old Englishwīswise
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English item

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishitemA distinct physical object; An object that can be...
2Middle Englishitemalso, and this; the same; identical
3Latinitemjust like
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →