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Where does “elvishly” come from?

elvishly (English) comes from English elvish, from Middle English elvyssh, from Middle English elf, from Old English ielf, from Proto-West Germanic albi, from Proto-Germanic albī, from Latin Albis, from Latin Albeus.

elvishly (English): In an elvish manner

Definitions

  1. In an elvish manner

Ancestry of “elvishly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelvishOf or having to do with elves; elven
2Middle Englishelvysshelfish, elven; unusual
3Middle Englishelfelf, fairy; spirit, shade
4Old Englishielfelf
5Proto-West Germanicalbielf, fairy
6Proto-Germanicalbīriver
7LatinAlbis—
8LatinAlbeus—
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