Where does “calmingly” come from?

calmingly (English) comes from English calming, from English calm, from Middle English calm, from Middle French calme, from Italian calma, from Latin cauma, from Ancient Greek καῦμα, from Ancient Greek καίω.

calmingly (English): In a calming manner

Definitions

  1. In a calming manner

Ancestry of “calmingly”, step by step

calmingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English calming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcalmingpresent participle of calm
2EnglishcalmPeaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and...
3Middle Englishcalm
4Middle Frenchcalmecalm; still; windless
5Italiancalmacalm, stillness, peacefulness; tranquility, peace...
6Latincaumaheat; heat of the day
7Ancient Greekκαῦμαburning, glow, heat; fever; holes cut by cautery
8Ancient GreekκαίωI light, kindle, set on fire; I burn, burn up; I...
9Proto-Hellenic*káyyō

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *káyyōEvery word from Ancient Greek καίωEvery word from Ancient Greek καῦμα