Where does “anxiously” come from?
Anxiously derives from Latin anxius, from Latin ango, from Ancient Greek ξέω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-, līg-, and ḱóm, originally meaning to constrict or compress.
anxiously (English): In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty;...
Definitions
- In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty;...
Ancestry of “anxiously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 2 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 3 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 4 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 5 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |