Where does “maximally” come from?
Maximally comes from English maximum, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.
maximally (English): To a maximal extent; as much as possible
Definitions
- To a maximal extent; as much as possible
Ancestry of “maximally”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maximal | greatest (in magnitude), highest, most |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |