Where does “deridingly” come from?
deridingly (English) comes from English deriding, from English deride, from Latin deridere, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.
deridingly (English): In a deriding way; mockingly
Definitions
- In a deriding way; mockingly
Ancestry of “deridingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deriding | present participle of deride; An act of derision |
| 2 | English | deride | To harshly mock; ridicule |
| 3 | Latin | deridere | present active infinitive of dērīdeō;... |
| 4 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 5 | Latin | dē | — |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |