Where does “iampridem” come from?

iampridem (Latin) comes from Latin iam, from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m.

iampridem (Latin): long ago, long since; for a long time now

Definitions

  1. long ago, long since; for a long time now

Ancestry of “iampridem”, step by step

iampridem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin iam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latiniamalready; now; anymore
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyā́m—

via Latin pridem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpridemlong ago, long since; previously, formerly
2Proto-Italicpriizdim—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyā́m →Every word from Latin iam →