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Where does “fiscally” come from?

Fiscally derives from English fiscal, from Middle French fiscal, from Latin fiscus meaning basket or treasury, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to joining and togetherness.

fiscally (English): In a fiscal manner; concerning finance

Definitions

  1. In a fiscal manner; concerning finance

Ancestry of “fiscally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-lyUsed to form adjectives from nouns, the...
2EnglishgrislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;...
3Middle Englishgrisely—
4Old Englishgrisliċgrisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid
5Old English-līċsuffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning...
6Proto-Germanic*-līk—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *-līk →