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Where does “adroitly” come from?

Adroitly comes from French adroitement, derived from the French adjective adroit, which combines à (to) from Old French a (to) from Latin ad with directus (directed, straight) from Latin dirigo (to direct).

adroitly (English): Deftly; in an adroit manner; In a manner...

Definitions

  1. Deftly; in an adroit manner; In a manner...

Ancestry of “adroitly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadroitDeft, dexterous, or skillful
2Frenchadroitskilful, apt, skilled
3Frenchàto; on the, to; at
4Englishavieemulously
5Frenchenviedesire, lust, urge; appetite, craving; envy
6Latininvidiaenvy, grudge, jealousy, prejudice, spite; an...
7Latininvidusenvious; hostile, inimical
8LatininvideoI look askance or maliciously at, cast an evil...
9Latinīn-—
10Latinîn—
11Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
12Proto-Italicenin
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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