Where does “delightingly” come from?
delightingly (English) comes from English delighting, from English delight, from Middle English delite, from Old French delit, from Old French delitier, from Latin delecto, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
delightingly (English): So as to cause delight; delightfully
Definitions
- So as to cause delight; delightfully
Ancestry of “delightingly”, step by step
delightingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English delighting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delighting | present participle of delight |
| 2 | English | delight | Joy; pleasure; Something that gives great joy or... |
| 3 | Middle English | delite | Delightfulness; a feeling of joy or mirth,... |
| 4 | Old French | delit | delight; pleasure; joy |
| 5 | Old French | delitier | to delight |
| 6 | Latin | delecto | I delight, charm, please; dative masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |