Where does “illico” come from?

illico (French) comes from Latin īlicō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

illico (French): pronto, right away

Definitions

  1. pronto, right away

Ancestry of “illico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinīlicōon the spot, at hand
2Latinīn-un-, non-, not
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Proto-Italic en
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