Etymograph

English

ineffably

From ineffable + -ly.

A compound of ineffable + -ly

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’

…

Latin effor ‘to speak, say out, utter’

Latin effābilis ‘utterable’

Latin ineffābilis ‘unutterable, unpronounceable’

Middle French ineffable

English ineffable

Today it means

adv indescribably; to a very great degree or extent.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ineffably