Where does “phonotactically” come from?

phonotactically (English) comes from English ally, from Middle English allie, from Middle English allien, from Old French alier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

phonotactically (English): By or from the point of view of phonotactics

Definitions

  1. By or from the point of view of phonotactics

Ancestry of “phonotactically”, step by step

phonotactically traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ally

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallyTo unite, or form a connection between, as...
2Middle EnglishallieThe state of having marital or family relations...
3Middle EnglishallienTo ally; to make a pact or confederacy; To marry...
4Old Frenchalierto unite; to join together
5Latinalligōto bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English phonotactic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphonotacticPertaining to phonotactics; Pertaining to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-