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Where does “permeably” come from?

permeably (English) comes from English permeable, from Middle French perméable, from Latin permeabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...

permeably (English): In a permeable manner

Definitions

  1. In a permeable manner

Ancestry of “permeably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpermeablethat absorbs or allows the passage of fluids
2Middle Frenchperméable—
3Latinpermeabilispassable; permeable
4Latin-bilis-ble
5Proto-Italic-ðlis—
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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