Where does “corkingly” come from?
corkingly (English) comes from English corking, from English cork, from Middle English cork, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.
corkingly (English): In a corking manner; splendidly
Definitions
- In a corking manner; splendidly
Ancestry of “corkingly”, step by step
corkingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English corking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corking | present participle of cork; splendid, enjoyable,... |
| 2 | English | cork | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and... |
| 3 | Middle English | cork | oak bark, cork |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | curc | cork |
| 5 | Spanish | corcho | cork |
| 6 | Latin | cortex | The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *(s)kort-ek-s | — |