Where does “succinctly” come from?
Succinctly comes from Middle English -ly adverb suffix added to succinct, from Old English -līċ, from Latin succinctus meaning "girded up" or "bound together," derived from Latin succingo meaning "to gird about," from Latin sub and Proto-Indo-European ḱóm.
succinctly (English): In a succinct manner, concisely
Definitions
- In a succinct manner, concisely
Ancestry of “succinctly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | succinct | brief and to the point; compressed into a tiny... |
| 2 | Middle English | succinte | — |
| 3 | Old French | succinct | — |
| 4 | Latin | succinctus | ready, prepared, having been readied; succinct,... |
| 5 | Latin | succingō | to gather or tuck up (with a belt, etc.) |
| 6 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |