Where does “contumeliously” come from?
contumeliously (English) comes from English contumelious, from Old French contumelieus, from Latin contumēliōsus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
contumeliously (English): In a contumelious, insolent manner
Definitions
- In a contumelious, insolent manner
Ancestry of “contumeliously”, step by step
contumeliously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English contumelious
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | contumelious | Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely;... |
| 2 | Old French | contumelieus | — |
| 3 | Latin | contumēliōsus | abusive, insolent |
| 4 | Latin | -ōsus | ose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to) |
| 5 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |