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Etymology and origin of the English word furthermore

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Confidence
Established
Formation
Compound
First attested
c. 1200

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/ (UK); /ˈfɝ.ðɚˌmoɹ/ (US)[1]

Etymology

It is Middle English, from further and more.[2][3][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

To a more advanced point, still further: about 1200 in the OED and Etymonline.[5][2]

Semantic evolution

Besides, also, moreover, the surviving sense, is from about 1275.[5][4] To a greater extent, and of time, henceforth, were Middle English senses now obsolete.[5][4] Middle English also had farthermore.[2]

Timeline

  • c. 1200 – still further.[5]
  • c. 1275 – moreover.[5]

Modern meaning

Adverb

  1. In addition; besides; moreover.

References

  1. ^ Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
  3. ^ Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary (2024), online ed., Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster
  4. ^ a b c Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles (2002), 5th ed., ed. William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  5. ^ a b c d e Simpson, J. A.; Weiner, E. S. C., eds. (1989), The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Clarendon Press
Cite this entry

“Furthermore.” Etymologically, 16 Oct. 2026, etymologically.com/en/furthermore. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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