Where does “felinely” come from?
felinely (English) comes from English feline, from Latin fēlis, from Portuguese Onça, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx — to turn.
felinely (English): In a feline manner
Ancestry of “felinely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | feline | Of or pertaining to cats; catlike; A cat; member... |
| 2 | Latin | fēlis | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | Onça | — |
| 4 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 5 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 6 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 8 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 10 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 11 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 12 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 13 | Latin | colō | — |
| 14 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |