Where does “clarifyingly” come from?

clarifyingly (English) comes from English clarifying, from English clarify, from Middle English clarifien.

clarifyingly (English): So as to clarify

Definitions

  1. So as to clarify

Ancestry of “clarifyingly”, step by step

clarifyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clarifying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishclarifyingpresent participle of clarify; A clarification
2EnglishclarifyTo make clear or bright by freeing from feculent...
3Middle Englishclarifien—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle English clarifien →Every word from English clarify →Every word from English clarifying →