Where does “alt-monthly” come from?

alt-monthly (English) comes from English monthly, from English -ly, from English grisly, from Middle English grisely, from Old English grisliċ, from Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic *-līk.

alt-monthly (English): An alternative newspaper published monthly

Definitions

  1. An alternative newspaper published monthly

Ancestry of “alt-monthly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonthlyOccurring every month; Every month; A publication...
2English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
3EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
4Middle Englishgrisely
5Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
6Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
7Proto-Germanic*-līk
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līkEvery word from English -lyEvery word from Old English -līċ