etenim

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *éti

Proto-Italic *et

Latin et

Latin enim

Latin etenim

From et + enim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ.tɛ.nĩː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɛː.te.nim]

Conjunction

etenim

1. because, since
2. for truly, and indeed
3. as a matter of fact

References

• “etenim”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “etenim”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “etenim”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.