Where does “remorsefully” come from?
remorsefully (English) comes from English remorseful, from English remorse, from Middle English remors, from Old French remors, from Latin remorsus, from Latin remordeō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
remorsefully (English): With remorse; in a remorseful manner
Definitions
- With remorse; in a remorseful manner
Ancestry of “remorsefully”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | remorseful | Feeling or filled with remorse; Expressing or... |
| 2 | English | remorse | A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or... |
| 3 | Middle English | remors | remorse |
| 4 | Old French | remors | remorse |
| 5 | Latin | remorsus | a biting in return |
| 6 | Latin | remordeō | to bite back or again |
| 7 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 8 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 9 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |