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Where does “damagingly” come from?

damagingly (English) comes from English damaging, from English damage, from Middle English damage, from Old French damage, from Old Occitan damnatge, from Vulgar Latin damnaticum, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.

damagingly (English): In a damaging manner

Definitions

  1. In a damaging manner

Ancestry of “damagingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdamagingpresent participle of damage; Harmful; injurious;...
2EnglishdamageInjury or harm; the condition or measure of...
3Middle Englishdamage—
4Old Frenchdamagedamage; injury, hurt, insult
5Old Occitandamnatgedamage; harm, etc
6Vulgar Latindamnaticumdamage
7Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
8Proto-Italicdapnom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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