Where does “censoriously” come from?
censoriously (English) comes from English censorious, from Latin censorius, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
censoriously (English): In a censorious manner
Definitions
- In a censorious manner
Ancestry of “censoriously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | censorious | Addicted to censure and scolding; apt to blame or... |
| 2 | Latin | censorius | censorial; rigid, severe; austere |
| 3 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |