Where does “necessarily” come from?
Necessarily derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Latin necessarius, Latin -arius, Proto-Indo-European līg-, Latin cedo, and Proto-Indo-European ne, tracing an adverbial formation from roots meaning "not" and "to yield."
necessarily (English): Inevitably; of necessity
Definitions
- Inevitably; of necessity
Ancestry of “necessarily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | necessary | Required, essential, whether logically... |
| 2 | Middle English | necessarye | — |
| 3 | Old French | necessaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | necessārius | unavoidable, inevitable |
| 5 | Latin | necesse | unavoidable, "particularly" |
| 6 | Latin | cessus | conceded, given up, granted, surrendered,... |
| 7 | Latin | cēdō | to go, move, proceed, go along, move along |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kedō | give here! |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ke | here |
| 10 | Indo-European | *ḱe | — |