Where does “exploringly” come from?

exploringly (English) comes from English exploring, from English explore, from Middle French explorer, from Latin exploro, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

exploringly (English): So as to explore

Definitions

  1. So as to explore

Ancestry of “exploringly”, step by step

exploringly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English exploring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexploringThe action of the verb explore; present...
2EnglishexploreTo seek for something or after someone; To...
3Middle Frenchexplorerto explore
4LatinexploroI explore; I test; I investigate
5Latinēx-out, away
6Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Latin exploro →