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Where does “pluperfectly” come from?

pluperfectly (English) comes from English pluperfect, from Latin plusquamperfectum, from Latin perfectum, from Latin perfectus, from Latin perficiō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.

pluperfectly (English): In a way that is more than perfect

Definitions

  1. In a way that is more than perfect

Ancestry of “pluperfectly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluperfectMore than perfect; Pertaining to action completed...
2Latinplusquamperfectumnominative neuter singular of plūsquamperfectus;...
3Latinperfectumnominative neuter singular of perfectus
4Latinperfectusachieved, executed, carried out, finished,...
5Latinperficiō—
6Latinfaciō—
7Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
8Latin-tōrius—
9Latin-tor-er
10Proto-Italic-tōr—
11Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
12Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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