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Where does “favorably” come from?

Favorably comes from Middle English -ly, Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, derived from Proto-Germanic galīkaz and Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

favorably (English): In a favorable manner

Definitions

  1. In a favorable manner

Ancestry of “favorably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfavorableAlternative form of favourable
2EnglishfavourablePleasing, encouraging or approving; Useful or...
3Old Frenchfavorable—
4Latinfavorabilis—
5Latinfavorgood will, inclination, partiality, favor;...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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