Where does “ardently” come from?
Ardently derives from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, from Latin ardens, the present participle of ardeo meaning to burn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg-.
ardently (English): fervently
Ancestry of “ardently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ardauntly | — |
| 2 | Middle English | ardaunt | — |
| 3 | Old French | ardant | present participle of ardoir |
| 4 | Latin | ardentem | accusative masculine singular of ardēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | ardens | burning, on fire, fiery; shining, brilliant;... |
| 6 | Latin | ardeo | to burn; to glow; to glisten with a feature,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | āzidēō | — |