Where does “cancerously” come from?

cancerously (English) comes from English cancerous, from Latin cancerosus.

cancerously (English): In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant;...

Definitions

  1. In a cancerous manner; like a cancer; malignant;...

Ancestry of “cancerously”, step by step

cancerously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cancerous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcancerousRelating to or affected with cancer; Growing or...
2Latincancerosus—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin cancerosus →Every word from English cancerous →