Where does “perfectly” come from?
Perfectly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Latin perfectus, Latin perficere, and Latin facere, meaning "to make or do."
perfectly (English): With perfection; Wholly, completely, totally
Definitions
- With perfection; Wholly, completely, totally
Ancestry of “perfectly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | perfect | Fitting its definition precisely; Having all of... |
| 2 | Middle English | perfit | perfect |
| 3 | Old French | parfit | — |
| 4 | Latin | perfectus | achieved, executed, carried out, finished,... |
| 5 | Latin | perficiō | to finish, complete |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |