Where does “benignly” come from?

Benignly derives from Middle English -ly applied to Old English -līċ, which traces through Latin benignus and genus back to Latin bonus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm meaning "together."

benignly (English): In a benign manner

Definitions

  1. In a benign manner

Ancestry of “benignly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbenignelykindly, gently, mildly
2Middle Englishbenignekind, gentle, mild
3Old Frenchbenigne
4Latinbenignuskind, good, friendly, pleasant; beneficent,...
5Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
6Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-