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Where does “incompréhensiblement” come from?

incompréhensiblement (French) comes from French incompréhensible, from French compréhensible, from Middle French comprehensible, from Latin comprehensibilis, from Latin comprehendō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

incompréhensiblement (French): incomprehensibly

Definitions

  1. incomprehensibly

Ancestry of “incompréhensiblement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchincompréhensibleincomprehensible
2Frenchcompréhensiblecomprehensible; understandable
3Middle Frenchcomprehensiblecomprehensible
4LatincomprehensibilisThat can be seized or laid hold of; perceptible,...
5Latincomprehendō—
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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