Where does “airily” come from?
Airily derives from English airy with the English suffix -y, from Middle French -ie and Latin -ia, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European -kos through Latin -ivus.
airily (English): In an airy manner; lightly
Definitions
- In an airy manner; lightly
Ancestry of “airily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | airy | Consisting of air; Relating or belonging to air;... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |