Where does “deucedly” come from?
deucedly (English) comes from English deuced, from English deuce, from Middle English dewes, from Old French deus, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
deucedly (English): Quite; extremely
Ancestry of “deucedly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | deuced | Damned |
| 2 | English | deuce | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard... |
| 3 | Middle English | dewes | plural of dew; plural of dewe; two |
| 4 | Old French | deus | two |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |