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Where does “adenoidally” come from?

adenoidally (English) comes from English adenoidal, from English adenoid, from French adénoïde, from New Latin adenoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

adenoidally (English): In an adenoidal way

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  1. In an adenoidal way

Ancestry of “adenoidally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadenoidalOf or pertaining to the adenoids; Sounding as if...
2EnglishadenoidOf or relating to lymphatic glands or lymphoid...
3Frenchadénoïdeadenoid; glandular
4New Latinadenoīdēs—
5Ancient Greekᾰ̓δενοειδής—
6Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
7Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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