Where does “peaceably” come from?
Peaceably derives from Middle English peaceable plus the suffix -ly, with peaceable from French -ible and Latin -ibilis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep-.
peaceably (English): In a peaceable manner
Definitions
- In a peaceable manner
Ancestry of “peaceably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peaceable | Favouring peace rather than conflict; not... |
| 2 | Middle French | paisible | — |
| 3 | Old French | pais | peace; country; nation |
| 4 | Latin | pacem | first-person singular present active subjunctive... |
| 5 | Latin | pax | peace; rest, quiet, ease; grace |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |