Where does “visibly” come from?
Visibly comes from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, from Latin visibilis meaning "able to be seen," derived from Latin videre meaning "to see," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weyd-.
visibly (English): In a visible manner; openly
Definitions
- In a visible manner; openly
Ancestry of “visibly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | visible | Able to be seen |
| 2 | Middle English | visible | — |
| 3 | Old French | visible | visible (able to be seen) |
| 4 | Latin | vīsibilis | that may be seen, visible |
| 5 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |