Where does “nugatorily” come from?
nugatorily (English) comes from English nugatory, from Latin nugatorius, from Latin nugator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
nugatorily (English): In a nugatory manner
Definitions
- In a nugatory manner
Ancestry of “nugatorily”, step by step
nugatorily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nugatory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nugatory | Trivial, trifling or of little importance;... |
| 2 | Latin | nugatorius | nugatory, trifling; worthless, useless |
| 3 | Latin | nugator | jester, joker; second-person singular future... |
| 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 | — |