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Where does “infailliblement” come from?

infailliblement (French) comes from French infaillible, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

infailliblement (French): infallibly

Definitions

  1. infallibly

Ancestry of “infailliblement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinfaillibleinfallible; inevitable
2French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
3Latin-īta—
4Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
5Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
6Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
7Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
8Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
9Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
10Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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