Where does “deaconly” come from?

deaconly (English) comes from English Deacon, from English -ess, from French -esse, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política.

deaconly (English): Resembling or befitting a deacon

Definitions

  1. Resembling or befitting a deacon

Ancestry of “deaconly”, step by step

deaconly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Deacon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDeaconA designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6)
2English-essSuffix appended to words to make a female...
3French-esseused to form nouns describing the condition of...
4Italian-essa-ess
5Portuguese-esafeminine singular of -ês
6Spanish-esafeminine singular of -és
7Spanish-ésForms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
8Spanishpolíticapolitics; policy; female equivalent of político
9Spanishpolíticopolitical; in-law; politician
10Latinpolīticuspolitical, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity
11Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
12Swedishpolitikpolitics
13Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
14Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
15Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
16Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
17Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHisEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ptólisEvery word from Ancient Greek πόλις