Where does “Puritanly” come from?
Puritanly (English) comes from English Puritan, from English purity, from English pure, from Middle English pure, from Old French pur, from Old French autre, from Old French vie, from Old French viḍe — to live.
Puritanly (English): In the manner of a Puritan; puritanically
Definitions
- In the manner of a Puritan; puritanically
Ancestry of “Puritanly”, step by step
Puritanly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Puritan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Puritan | A member of a particular Protestant religious... |
| 2 | English | purity | The state or degree of being pure |
| 3 | English | pure | Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied; Free... |
| 4 | Middle English | pure | pure, unadulterated, undiluted, untarnished;... |
| 5 | Old French | pur | pure; Alternative form of por |
| 6 | Old French | autre | Alternative form of altre; other |
| 7 | Old French | vie | life |
| 8 | Old French | viḍe | — |
| 9 | Latin | vitam | accusative singular of vīta |
| 10 | Latin | vīta | life |
| 11 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |