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
- In a way that is more than perfect
Ancestry of “pluperfectly”, step by step
pluperfectly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pluperfect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pluperfect | More than perfect; Pertaining to action completed... |
| 2 | Latin | plusquamperfectum | nominative neuter singular of plūsquamperfectus;... |
| 3 | Latin | perfectum | nominative neuter singular of perfectus |
| 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 | — |