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Where does “bickeringly” come from?

bickeringly (English) comes from English bickering, from English bicker, from Scots bicker, from Middle English biker, from Old Norse bikarr, from Old Saxon bikeri, from Latin bīcārium, from Ancient Greek βῖκος — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

bickeringly (English): With bickering or quarrelling

Definitions

  1. With bickering or quarrelling

Ancestry of “bickeringly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbickeringPetty quarreling. Usually considered a childish...
2EnglishbickerTo quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner; To...
3Scotsbicker—
4Middle Englishbiker—
5Old Norsebikarrcup; large cup, beaker
6Old Saxonbikericup
7Latinbīcārium—
8Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
9Latinvīcus—
10Proto-Italicweikos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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