Where does “deliriously” come from?
Deliriously derives from English delirious combined with the Middle English adverbial suffix -ly, itself from Old English -līċ, tracing back through Proto-Germanic -līkaz to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "form" or "appearance."
deliriously (English): In a delirious manner, or to the point of...
Definitions
- In a delirious manner, or to the point of...
Ancestry of “deliriously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delirious | Being in the state of delirium; Having... |
| 2 | English | delirium | A temporary mental state with a sudden onset,... |
| 3 | Latin | dēlīrium | delirium, madness, frenzy |
| 4 | Latin | dēlīrō | to deviate from the straight track |
| 5 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 6 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 7 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 8 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |