Where does “carelessly” come from?
Carelessly derives from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "like" or "body."
carelessly (English): Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly;...
Definitions
- Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly;...
Ancestry of “carelessly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | careless | Not concerned or worried; Not giving sufficient... |
| 2 | English | -less | (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun |
| 3 | Middle English | -les | Lacking (something); without (something) |
| 4 | Turkish | -le | with, shortened form of ile; by, shortened form... |
| 5 | Turkish | ile | with; and |
| 6 | Ottoman Turkish | ایله | by |
| 7 | Old Anatolian Turkish | اِیلَه | — |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | bile | with, together, also |