Where does “flyingly” come from?

flyingly (English) comes from English ly, from Vietnamese ly — Alternative spelling of li.

flyingly (English): So as to fly; with light rapid movement

Definitions

  1. So as to fly; with light rapid movement

Ancestry of “flyingly”, step by step

flyingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li

via English flying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflyingThat flies or can fly; Brief or hurried; Not...
2Middle Englishflyinge—
Every word from Vietnamese ly →
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