Where does “flashingly” come from?
flashingly (English) comes from English flashing, from English Flash, from Middle English flasshen.
flashingly (English): With a flashing appearance
Definitions
- With a flashing appearance
Ancestry of “flashingly”, step by step
flashingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English flashing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | flashing | A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or... |
| 2 | English | Flash | A multimedia platform, most often used for adding animation and interactivity to webpages |
| 3 | Middle English | flasshen | — |
via English ly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ly | Abbreviation of light-year |
| 2 | Vietnamese | ly | Alternative spelling of li |