Where does “decadely” come from?

decadely (English) comes from English decade, from Middle English decade, from Middle French decade, from Latin decās, from Ancient Greek δεκάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.

decadely (English): Taking place every decade, or measured in decades

Definitions

  1. Taking place every decade, or measured in decades

Ancestry of “decadely”, step by step

decadely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English decade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdecadeA group, set, or series of ten, particularly
2Middle Englishdecade
3Middle Frenchdecadea series of 10 books
4Latindecāsa decade (period of ten years)
5Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
6Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Hungarian ön-