Where does “parsimoniously” come from?
parsimoniously (English) comes from English parsimonious, from English parsimony, from Middle English parcimonie, from Middle French parsimonie, from Latin parsimōnia, from Latin -monia, from Latin -monium, from Proto-Indo-European -monyom — Creates agent nouns from verbs.
parsimoniously (English): In a parsimonious manner
Definitions
- In a parsimonious manner
Ancestry of “parsimoniously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parsimonious | Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure... |
| 2 | English | parsimony | Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily;... |
| 3 | Middle English | parcimonie | — |
| 4 | Middle French | parsimonie | small saving |
| 5 | Latin | parsimōnia | frugality, thrift, parsimony |
| 6 | Latin | -monia | Forms abstract nouns from adjectives and possibly... |
| 7 | Latin | -monium | Forms collective nouns and nouns designating... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -monyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mō | Creates agent nouns from verbs |