Where does “dispraisingly” come from?
dispraisingly (English) comes from English dispraising, from English dispraise, from Old French despreisier.
dispraisingly (English): By way of dispraise
Ancestry of “dispraisingly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dispraising | present participle of dispraise |
| 2 | English | dispraise | To notice with disapprobation or some degree of... |
| 3 | Old French | despreisier | — |