Where does “transitorily” come from?
transitorily (English) comes from English transitory, from Middle French transitoire, from Latin transitorius, from Latin transitus, from Latin itus, from Latin eō, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō — to go.
transitorily (English): In a transitory way
Ancestry of “transitorily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | transitory | Lasting only a short time; temporary; Of an... |
| 2 | Middle French | transitoire | — |
| 3 | Latin | transitorius | transitory |
| 4 | Latin | transitus | passage, crossing; transition; transit |
| 5 | Latin | itus | a going, departure; a gait; the right of way,... |
| 6 | Latin | eō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |