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Where does “feelingly” come from?

Feelingly derives from English feeling, formed from Old English -ing added to feel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to move or touch.

feelingly (English): In a feeling manner

Definitions

  1. In a feeling manner

Ancestry of “feelingly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeelingEmotionally sensitive; Expressive of great...
2Englishfeel"To use or experience the sense of touch."; "To...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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