Where does “careeringly” come from?
careeringly (English) comes from English careering, from English career, from French carrière, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor — and.
careeringly (English): With rapid uncontrollable motion; headlong
Definitions
- With rapid uncontrollable motion; headlong
Ancestry of “careeringly”, step by step
careeringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English careering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | careering | present participle of career; Rapid,... |
| 2 | English | career | One's calling in life; a person's occupation;... |
| 3 | French | carrière | racecourse; career; quarry |
| 4 | Old French | quarrière | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | quadraria | — |
| 6 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 7 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 8 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 9 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 11 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |