Where does “biliously” come from?

biliously (English) comes from English bilious, from French bilieux, from Latin bīliōsus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

biliously (English): In a bilious way

Definitions

  1. In a bilious way

Ancestry of “biliously”, step by step

biliously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bilious

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbiliousOf or pertaining to something containing or...
2Frenchbilieuxbilious
3Latinbīliōsusbilious (full of bile)
4Latinbīlisbile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →
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