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Where does “earthly” come from?

Earthly comes from Old English eorþlīċ, a compound of eorþ (earth) and -līċ (like, of the nature of), meaning of or pertaining to the earth.

earthly (English): Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed...

Ancestry of “earthly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisherthely—
2Old Englisheorþlīċ—

Words derived from “earthly”

  • unearthly
  • earthliness
  • unearthliness
  • nonearthly
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