Where does “fixedly” come from?
Fixedly derives from Middle English -ly added to fixed, which comes from Old English -līċ, Proto-Germanic -līkaz, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "body" or "form" combined with "together."
fixedly (English): In a fixed manner: steadily, without shifting...
Definitions
- In a fixed manner: steadily, without shifting...
Ancestry of “fixedly”, step by step
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| 1 | English | fixed | simple past tense and past participle of fix; Not... |