Where does “disgustingly” come from?
Disgustingly derives from English disgust, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, Proto-Germanic galīkaz, Latin gusto meaning to taste, Latin ex meaning out, and Proto-Indo-European ǵews- meaning to taste or try.
disgustingly (English): In a disgusting manner; To a disgusting extent or...
Definitions
- In a disgusting manner; To a disgusting extent or...
Ancestry of “disgustingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | disgusting | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful; present... |
| 2 | English | disgust | To cause an intense dislike for something; An... |
| 3 | Catalan | dis- | dys-; Indicates negation |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῠσ- | bad, unfortunate |
| 5 | Latin | calculāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | calculus | diminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |