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Where does “admonishingly” come from?

admonishingly (English) comes from English admonishing, from English admonish, from Middle English admonesten, from Old French amonester, from Vulgar Latin admonestare, from Latin admoneō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

admonishingly (English): In an admonishing manner

Definitions

  1. In an admonishing manner

Ancestry of “admonishingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishadmonishingpresent participle of admonish; admonishment
2EnglishadmonishTo warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently...
3Middle Englishadmonesten—
4Old Frenchamonesterto admonish
5Vulgar Latinadmonestare—
6Latinadmoneō—
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-—
9Latinîn—
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →