Where does “mandatorily” come from?
mandatorily (English) comes from English mandatory, from Late Latin mandatorius, from Latin mandator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
mandatorily (English): In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required
Definitions
- In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required
Ancestry of “mandatorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mandatory | Obligatory; required or commanded by authority;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | mandatorius | of or belonging to a mandator |
| 3 | Latin | mandator | mandator, commander, director; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |