English
adeptly
Adeptly comes from French adepte ‘adept, capable, adroit’, from Latin adeptus ‘having overtaken, caught up with’, and ultimately from apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEapiō‘to bind, fasten, join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapīscor‘to reach after’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadipīscor‘to arrive at, reach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadeptus‘having overtaken, caught up with’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentadepte‘adept, capable, adroit’
- English1500–presentadept
- Englishtodayadeptly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEapiō‘to bind, fasten, join’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEapīscor‘to reach after’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadipīscor‘to arrive at, reach’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEadeptus‘having overtaken, caught up with’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentadepte‘adept, capable, adroit’
- English1500–presentadept
- Englishtodayadeptly
A compound of adept + -ly
Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
Latin apīscor ‘to reach after’
Latin adipīscor ‘to arrive at, reach’
Latin adeptus ‘who has achieved’
French adepte ‘adept, capable, adroit’
English adept
Linked words
through Proto-Italic *apjō
through Latin apiō ‘to bind, fasten, join’
couple, adaptation, adapt, coupling, copulation, copulate, 15 more
Today it means
adv With great skill or knowledge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin apiō / adeptly