Where does “famously” come from?
Famously derives from Middle English -ly added to Old English -līċ, from Latin famosus and its suffix -osus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots līg-, bʰeh₂-, and ḱóm.
famously (English): In a celebrated manner; Indicates that the act,...
Definitions
- In a celebrated manner; Indicates that the act,...
Ancestry of “famously”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | famous | Well known; In the public eye; To make famous; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | famous | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | famous | — |
| 4 | Latin | famosus | famed, celebrated, noted, renowned, famous;... |
| 5 | Latin | -osus | -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to |
| 6 | Old Latin | -osos | accusative masculine plural of -ōsus |
| 7 | Latin | ont-to-s | — |
| 8 | Latin | -o-wont-to-s | — |