accurately

/ˈækjəətli/A-kyur-uht-lee

/ˈækjɚətli/A-kyur-uht-lee

Meaningin a carefully done way

Common meaning: correctly

acto, towards
curcare, concernLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 500 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
lyadverb ending: in a way

‘to, towards’ + ‘care, concern’ → accurately

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*skaw-‘look, see, perceive, beware of’source
Latincūra‘care, concern’
Englishaccurate‘correct in every detail’
Englishformed in English from accurateaccurately‘correctly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from accurate + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ACCURATE, p.6 · scan

Roots

cūra Latin “care, concern”

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