Where does “diversely” come from?
Diversely comes from Middle English -ly adverbial suffix added to diverse, from Latin diversus meaning "turned different ways," from Latin divertere combining di- "apart" and vertere "to turn."
diversely (English): In a diverse manner
Definitions
- In a diverse manner
Ancestry of “diversely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | diverse | Consisting of many different elements; various;... |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |