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Where does “proprietorially” come from?

proprietorially (English) comes from English proprietorial, from English proprietor, from English proprietary, from French propriétaire, from Latin proprietarius, from Latin proprietās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

proprietorially (English): In a proprietorial manner; like an owner

Definitions

  1. In a proprietorial manner; like an owner

Ancestry of “proprietorially”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproprietorialOf or pertaining to ownership; Characteristic of...
2EnglishproprietorAn owner; A sole owner of an unincorporated...
3EnglishproprietaryOf or relating to property or ownership; Owning...
4Frenchpropriétaireproprietary; owner
5Latinproprietarius—
6Latinproprietās—
7Latin-tās—
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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