Where does “notably” come from?
notably (Middle English) comes from Middle English notable, from Anglo-Norman notable, from Latin notabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
Ancestry of “notably”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | notable | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | notable | — |
| 3 | Latin | notabilis | notable, remarkable, extraordinary, memorable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |