Where does “métaphoriquement” come from?
métaphoriquement (French) comes from French métaphorique, from French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά, from Ancient Greek μεταφέρω, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti — shiny, light brown.
métaphoriquement (French): metaphorically
Ancestry of “métaphoriquement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | métaphorique | metaphorical |
| 2 | French | métaphore | metaphor |
| 3 | Latin | metaphora | a metaphor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μεταφορά | transference; metaphor, trope |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μεταφέρω | to carry over, transfer; to change, alter; to... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |