Where does “clangingly” come from?

clangingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

clangingly (English): With a loud, metallic or cymbal-like, clanging...

Definitions

  1. With a loud, metallic or cymbal-like, clanging...

Ancestry of “clangingly”, step by step

clangingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English clanging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishclangingpresent participle of clang; A noise that clangs;...
2EnglishclangA loud, ringing sound, like that made by...
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