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Where does “transliterally” come from?

transliterally (English) comes from English transliteral, from English transliterate, from Latin transliteratum, from Latin translitero, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

transliterally (English): In a transliteral way; more than literally; In a...

Definitions

  1. In a transliteral way; more than literally; In a...

Ancestry of “transliterally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransliteralTransliterating; using transliteration; More than...
2EnglishtransliterateTo represent letters or words in the characters...
3Latintransliteratum—
4Latintranslitero—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →