Etymology

inasmuch as

Today it means: Because of the fact that; since. Full definition →

Middle English in as muche as
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromin as muche as
  2. English todayinasmuch as

From Middle English in as muche as, in as muchel as (“as far as, as much as, seeing that, since, as long as, so that”).

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