Where does “challengingly” come from?
challengingly (English) comes from English challenging, from Middle English chalengynge, from Middle English chalengen, from Old French chalengier, from Latin calumnior, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic kalwomniā, from Proto-Italic kalwomnos — deceiving, accusing.
challengingly (English): In a way or to an extent that challenges
Definitions
- In a way or to an extent that challenges
Ancestry of “challengingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | challenging | present participle of challenge; Difficult, hard... |
| 2 | Middle English | chalengynge | — |
| 3 | Middle English | chalengen | To insult, criticise, or reprehend something or... |
| 4 | Old French | chalengier | Alternative form of chalongier |
| 5 | Latin | calumnior | I depreciate, misrepresent, cavil at, calumniate,... |
| 6 | Latin | calumnia | A cunning device, trickery, artifice, sophistry,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kalwomniā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kalwomnos | deceiving, accusing |