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ativelaṁ

indeclinable adverb

1. excessively
2. beyond measure
3. too much

Built from

• ati- — prefix · beyond, over
  Excess or transgression of a proper boundary. Cognates: Greek eti, Latin et.
• vela — root · measure, time
  The base notion of a proper measure or fit moment; going past it yields excess.

Analysis. ati + vela; ati- (beyond, over, past the mark) + vela (measure, time, fit moment). The prefix ati- conveys excess or transgression of a proper boundary.

Etymology. ati- is cognate with Greek eti "still, besides" and Latin et; the root vela (measure) is related to Sanskrit vela. The combination expresses the sense of going past the proper measure or time.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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