Where does “droppingly” come from?

droppingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

droppingly (English): In drops

Definitions

  1. In drops

Ancestry of “droppingly”, step by step

droppingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English dropping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdroppingpresent participle of drop; Something dropped; A...
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