Where does “unconfirmably” come from?
unconfirmably (English) comes from English unconfirmable, from English confirmable, from English confirm, from Middle English confirmen, from Old French confermer, from Latin cōnfirmō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
unconfirmably (English): In a way that cannot be confirmed
Definitions
- In a way that cannot be confirmed
Ancestry of “unconfirmably”, step by step
unconfirmably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unconfirmable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unconfirmable | Not confirmable |
| 2 | English | confirmable | Capable of being checked, verifiable |
| 3 | English | confirm | To strengthen; to make firm or resolute; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | confirmen | — |
| 5 | Old French | confermer | to confirm |
| 6 | Latin | cōnfirmō | to make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |