Where does “cheaply” come from?
Cheaply derives from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz meaning "body" or "form," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European kaup- through Latin caupo.
cheaply (English): In a cheap manner; without expending much money
Definitions
- In a cheap manner; without expending much money
Ancestry of “cheaply”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cheap | Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering; A market;... |
| 2 | Middle English | chep | — |
| 3 | Old English | cēap | cattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 6 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |