Where does “enjoyingly” come from?

enjoyingly (English) comes from English enjoying, from English enjoy, from Middle English enjoyen, from Old French enjoier.

enjoyingly (English): With enjoyment

Definitions

  1. With enjoyment

Ancestry of “enjoyingly”, step by step

enjoyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English enjoying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishenjoyingpresent participle of enjoy
2EnglishenjoyTo receive pleasure or satisfaction from...
3Middle Englishenjoyen—
4Old Frenchenjoier—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Old French enjoier →Every word from Middle English enjoyen →Every word from English enjoy →
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