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Where does “deliverly” come from?

deliverly (English) comes from English deliver, from Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

deliverly (English): actively; quickly; nimbly

Definitions

  1. actively; quickly; nimbly

Ancestry of “deliverly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeliverTo set free from restraint or danger; To do with...
2Middle Englishdeliveren—
3Old Frenchdelivrerto set free; to liberate; to give birth; to...
4Latinlīberō—
5Latinlīberāre—
6LatinLīber—
7Old Latinloeber—
8Frenchloberto lob
9Frenchloblob
10EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
11EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
12EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
13Old Frenchlongitude—
14Latinlongitūdō—
15Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
16Latin-ē—
17Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
18Latincalceusshoe
19Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
20Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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