Where does “revolutionarily” come from?
revolutionarily (English) comes from English revolutionary, from English revolution, from Middle English revolucion, from Old French revolucion, from Late Latin revolutio, from Latin revolvō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō — passed , crossed.
revolutionarily (English): In a revolutionary manner
Definitions
- In a revolutionary manner
Ancestry of “revolutionarily”, step by step
revolutionarily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English revolutionary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | revolutionary | Of or pertaining to a revolution in government;... |
| 2 | English | revolution | A political upheaval in a government or nation... |
| 3 | Middle English | revolucion | — |
| 4 | Old French | revolucion | passage; elapsing of time |
| 5 | Late Latin | revolutio | The act of revolving; revolution |
| 6 | Latin | revolvō | to roll back; unroll, unwind; revolve, return |
| 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 |