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
Ancestry of “biliously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bilious | Of or pertaining to something containing or... |
| 2 | French | bilieux | bilious |
| 3 | Latin | bīliōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | bīlis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |